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Dogs welcome
Getting here
57.89010, -4.24257
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Coal Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Coal Tit
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Goldcrest +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Goldcrest +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Peltigera collina, Bladder Stalks, Black Bulgar +53 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Speckled Wood +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — daffodils, Heather, Bell Heather +187 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,091 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,091 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldcrest · Wren · Coal Tit · Swallow · Chaffinch +26
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Stoat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- StoatMustela erminea2020
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Black Darter · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +16
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Hairy Wood Ant
Juniper · Common Wintergreen · Serrated Wintergreen · Scots Pine · Tufted Hair-grass +43
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- Common WintergreenPyrola minor
- Serrated WintergreenOrthilia secunda
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,091 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldcrest · Wren · Coal Tit · Swallow · Chaffinch +26
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
- RavenCorvus corax2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Roe Deer · Stoat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- StoatMustela erminea2020
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2024
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Four-spotted Chaser · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter · Black Darter · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +16
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2021
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Hairy Wood Ant
Juniper · Common Wintergreen · Serrated Wintergreen · Scots Pine · Tufted Hair-grass +43
- JuniperJuniperus communis
- Common WintergreenPyrola minor
- Serrated WintergreenOrthilia secunda
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Formica lugubris2022
Formica lugubris2022
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2021Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2023Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2022Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2022Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2021Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2021SyrphusSyrphus2021SyrphusSyrphus2021Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica2021Northern EmeraldSomatochlora arctica2021Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2021Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2020Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2020GorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaIceland PoppyPapaver nudicauleIceland PoppyPapaver nudicauleGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGround-elderAegopodium podagraria2020Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2020Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2020Pampas-grassCortaderia selloana2020Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2020Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2020Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2020Sherard's Downy-roseRosa sherardii2020Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2020Rock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizum2020DaisyBellis perennis2020DaisyBellis perennis2020CeanothusCeanothus2020CeanothusCeanothus2020Red FescueFestuca rubra2020Red FescueFestuca rubra2020AlderAlnus glutinosa2020AlderAlnus glutinosa2020Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020Giant MontbretiaCrocosmia masoniorum2020Giant MontbretiaCrocosmia masoniorum2020Hybrid LavenderLavandula angustifolia x latifolia = L. x intermedia2020Hybrid LavenderLavandula angustifolia x latifolia = L. x intermedia2020Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2020Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2020GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020CleaversGalium aparine2020CleaversGalium aparine2020AppleMalus domestica2020AppleMalus domestica2020New Zealand FlaxPhormium tenax2020New Zealand FlaxPhormium tenax2020Buck's-beardAruncus dioicus2020Buck's-beardAruncus dioicus2020Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2020Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2020Berberis verruculosaBerberis verruculosa2020Berberis verruculosaBerberis verruculosa2020Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2020Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2020AspenPopulus tremula2020AspenPopulus tremula2020Silver BirchBetula pendula2020Silver BirchBetula pendula2020HollyIlex aquifolium2020HollyIlex aquifolium2020Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2020Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2020Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii2020Thunberg's BarberryBerberis thunbergii2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020Wych ElmUlmus glabra2020Wych ElmUlmus glabra2020