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Princess Park

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Getting here

53.52696, -2.16381

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Pale Toadflax +99 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Pale Toadflax +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +122 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route

Named route

Medlock Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Rochdale WayWalking route

Named routeRef RochRegional walking route

Manchester Green Trail 1Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

120 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 60Cycling route

Named routeRef 60National Cycle Network

Audenshaw Ashton LinkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Oldham to Lees CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Chadderton Coal and Mineral Yard branch cyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 86Cycling route

Named routeRef 86Local cycle route

Route 626Cycling route

Named routeRef 626National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

10,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Lesser Black-backed Gull +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus2024
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
TealAnas crecca2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
CootFulica atra2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
BatChiroptera2022

🐸

Amphibians3 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects125 species

summer

2025

Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Megachile · Marmalade Hoverfly +120

Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
MegachileMegachile2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2023
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Mining beeAndrena2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
LasioglossumLasioglossum2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2022
SyrphusSyrphus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2023
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022
Mason beeOsmia2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Aphrophora majorAphrophora major2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
PhyllobiusPhyllobius2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
HylaeusHylaeus2023
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
EmpididaeEmpididae2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Conops flavipesConops flavipes2022
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2022
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2022
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023
CheilosiaCheilosia2023
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2023
Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2023
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
CalameutaCalameuta2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
NeoasciaNeoascia2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus2023
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
TipulaTipula2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022
PassaloecusPassaloecus2022
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2022
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2022
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2022
MyopaMyopa2022
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2022
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022
EctemniusEctemnius2022
SphecodesSphecodes2022
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022
VespinaeVespinae2022
GraphomyaGraphomya2022
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2022
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2022
Seioptera vibransSeioptera vibrans2022
Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2022
EupeodesEupeodes2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2022
PlatypalpusPlatypalpus2022

🌿

Plants102 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Pale Toadflax · Black Medick · Common Ragwort +97

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
DaisyBellis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
FringecupsTellima grandiflora
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2022
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
OsierSalix viminalis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Hedera helixHedera helix
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
WoodruffGalium odoratum
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BeechFagus sylvatica
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Steeple-bushSpiraea douglasii2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Cornelian-cherryCornus mas2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2023
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2022
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2022
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022
BulrushTypha latifolia2022
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2022
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,037 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling · Lesser Black-backed Gull +52

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus2024
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
TealAnas crecca2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
CootFulica atra2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species +2

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
BatChiroptera2022

🐸

Amphibians3 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects125 species

summer

2025

Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Megachile · Marmalade Hoverfly +120

Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
MegachileMegachile2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2023
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2023
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2023
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens2023
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Mining beeAndrena2023
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023
LasioglossumLasioglossum2022
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2022
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2022
SyrphusSyrphus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2023
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2023
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis2023
Hairy Yellow-faceHylaeus hyalinatus2022
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2022
Mason beeOsmia2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Aphrophora majorAphrophora major2024
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2023
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023
PhyllobiusPhyllobius2023
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023
HylaeusHylaeus2023
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022
EmpididaeEmpididae2022
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Conops flavipesConops flavipes2022
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2022
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2022
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2022
Harmonia axyridis form conspicuaHarmonia axyridis form conspicua
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
HornetVespa crabro2024
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2023
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2023
CheilosiaCheilosia2023
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2023
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2023
Sapyga quinquepunctataSapyga quinquepunctata2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2023
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2023
Tree WaspDolichovespula sylvestris2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
CalameutaCalameuta2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Common Yellow-face BeeHylaeus communis2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
NeoasciaNeoascia2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus2023
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022
TipulaTipula2022
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2022
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022
PassaloecusPassaloecus2022
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2022
SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2022
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2022
MyopaMyopa2022
Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2022
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2022
EctemniusEctemnius2022
SphecodesSphecodes2022
Common Orange LegionnaireBeris vallata2022
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2022
Fork-tailed Flower BeeAnthophora furcata2022
Eristalis horticolaEristalis horticola2022
Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2022
VespinaeVespinae2022
GraphomyaGraphomya2022
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2022
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2022
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2022
Seioptera vibransSeioptera vibrans2022
Minettia fasciataMinettia fasciata2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2022
EupeodesEupeodes2022
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2022
PlatypalpusPlatypalpus2022

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Plants102 species

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2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Pale Toadflax · Black Medick · Common Ragwort +97

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
DaisyBellis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Common BistortBistorta officinalis
FringecupsTellima grandiflora
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2023
Water MintMentha aquatica2023
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2023
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2023
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2022
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2022
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris
Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
OsierSalix viminalis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Hedera helixHedera helix
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
WoodruffGalium odoratum
FritillaryFritillaria meleagris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BeechFagus sylvatica
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2024
White DogwoodCornus alba2024
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Steeple-bushSpiraea douglasii2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Cornelian-cherryCornus mas2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2023
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2023
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2023
Fringed Water-lilyNymphoides peltata2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2023
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2023
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2022
Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2022
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022
BulrushTypha latifolia2022
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2022
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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