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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Bluebell, Giant Hogweed +18 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Bluebell, Giant Hogweed +18 more · last seen 2018
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Hooded Crow, Mallard +12 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Hooded Crow, Mallard +12 more · last seen 2025
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Verrucaria · last seen 2011; Fungi — Verrucaria · last seen 2011
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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Wildlife to spot 198 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Meadow Pipit · Dunnock +10
Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2018 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2014 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Verrucaria
Nuttall's Waterweed · Bluebell · Canadian Waterweed · Himalayan Balsam · Snowberry +159
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis2010 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2010 Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2010 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 198 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Hooded Crow · Mallard · Meadow Pipit · Dunnock +10
Robin Erithacus rubecula Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2018 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2014 Otter
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Verrucaria
Nuttall's Waterweed · Bluebell · Canadian Waterweed · Himalayan Balsam · Snowberry +159
Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017 Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis2010 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2010 Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2010 Yarrow Achillea millefolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2010
2010
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2010
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2010
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2010
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2010
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2011
Chiloscyphus polyanthos Chiloscyphus polyanthos2011
Fissidens Fissidens2011
Fissidens Fissidens2011
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2011
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2011
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2011
Marsh Bryum Bryum pseudotriquetrum2011
Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2011
Cladophora glomerata Cladophora glomerata2011
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2011
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2011
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011
Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2011
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2011
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2011
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea2011
Claw Brook-moss Hygrohypnella ochracea2011
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2011
Transparent Fork-moss Dichodontium pellucidum2011
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum2011
Rusty Feather-moss Sciuro-hypnum plumosum2011
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2011
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2011
River Grimmia Schistidium rivulare2011
River Grimmia Schistidium rivulare2011
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2011
Water Earwort Scapania undulata2011
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2011
Brook-side Feather-moss Hygroamblystegium fluviatile2011
Jungermannia Jungermannia2011
Jungermannia Jungermannia2011
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2010
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2010
Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum2010
Alternate Water-milfoil Myriophyllum alterniflorum2010
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2010
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2010
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2010
Sharp-flowered Rush Juncus acutiflorus2010
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2010
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2010
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2010
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2010
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2010
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2010
Common Reed Phragmites australis2010
Common Reed Phragmites australis2010
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea2010
Bristle Club-rush Isolepis setacea2010
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2010
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2010
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2010
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2010
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2010
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis2010
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2010
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2010
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2010
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox2010
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2010
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2010
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2010
Short-fruited Willowherb Epilobium obscurum2010
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2010
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2010
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2010
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2010
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2010
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis2010
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2010
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2010
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2010
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2010
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2010
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2010
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2010
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2010
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2010
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2010
Eared Willow Salix aurita2010
Eared Willow Salix aurita2010
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2010
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2010
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum2010
Deergrass Trichophorum cespitosum2010
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2010
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2010
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2010
Bottle Sedge Carex rostrata2010
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2010
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2010
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2010
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2010
Dandelion Taraxacum2010
Dandelion Taraxacum2010
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2010
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2010
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2010
Changing Forget-me-not Myosotis discolor2010
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2010
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2010
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2010
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2010
Daisy Bellis perennis2010
Daisy Bellis perennis2010
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2010
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa2010
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2010
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2010
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2010
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2010
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2010
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2010
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2010
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2010
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2010
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2010
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2010
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2010
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2010
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2010
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2010
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2010
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2010
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2010
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2010
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2010
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2010
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2010
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2010
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2010
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2010
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2010
Heather Calluna vulgaris2010
Heather Calluna vulgaris2010
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2010
Marsh Pennywort Hydrocotyle vulgaris2010
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2010
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2010
Cleavers Galium aparine2010
Cleavers Galium aparine2010
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2010
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2010
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2010
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2010
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2010
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2010
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius2010
Toad Rush agg. Juncus bufonius2010
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2010
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2010
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2010
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea2010
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2010
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2010
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2010
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2010
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2010
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2010
Autumnal Water-starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica2010
Autumnal Water-starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica2010
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2010
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2010
White Clover Trifolium repens2010
White Clover Trifolium repens2010
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2010
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2010
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2010
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2010
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2010
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis2010
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2010
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2010
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2010
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2010
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2010
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2010
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2010
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2010
Rosa canina Rosa canina2010
Rosa canina Rosa canina2010
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2010
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium2010
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2010
Squirreltail Fescue Vulpia bromoides2010
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2010
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus2010
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2010
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2010
Hedera helix Hedera helix2010
Hedera helix Hedera helix2010
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2010
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2010
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2010
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2010
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2010
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina2010
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2010
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2010
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2010
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2010
Eyebright Euphrasia2010
Eyebright Euphrasia2010
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2010
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2010
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2010
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2010
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2010
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2010
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2010
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2010
Greater Plantain Plantago major2010
Greater Plantain Plantago major2010
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2010
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2010
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2010
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2010
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2010
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2010
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2010
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2010
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2010
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2010
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2010
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2010
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2010
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2010
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2010
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense2010
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2010
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2010
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2010
Wilson's Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida2010
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2010
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2010
Timothy Phleum pratense2010
Timothy Phleum pratense2010
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2010
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2010
Alder Alnus glutinosa2010
Alder Alnus glutinosa2010
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2010
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2010
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2010
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2010
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010
Rusty Willow Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2010
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2010
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2010
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora2010
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora2010
Gorse Ulex europaeus2010
Gorse Ulex europaeus2010
French Crane's-bill Geranium endressii2010
French Crane's-bill Geranium endressii2010
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2010
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2010
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2010
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2010
Floating Bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium2010
Floating Bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium2010
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2010
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2010
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2010
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2010
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2010
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2010
Shore Horsetail Equisetum arvense x fluviatile = E. x litorale2010
Shore Horsetail Equisetum arvense x fluviatile = E. x litorale2010
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2010
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2010
Goat Willow Salix caprea2010
Goat Willow Salix caprea2010
Broom Cytisus scoparius2010
Broom Cytisus scoparius2010
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2010
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2010
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2010
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2010
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2010
Water Horsetail Equisetum fluviatile2010
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2010
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2010
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2010
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2010
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa2010
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa2010
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2010
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2010
Osier Salix viminalis2010
Osier Salix viminalis2010
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2010
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2010
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2010
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2010
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2010
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2010
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2010
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2010
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2010
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2010
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2010
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2010
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2010
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2010