Ring Dam medieval fishpond
1 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.89204, -0.51963
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Black Oil-beetle, Red Admiral +61 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
1 signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,617 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,617 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Ivy · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Wood Forget-me-not · Daisy +86
- IvyHedera helix
- DandelionTaraxacum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,617 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +28
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Ivy · Dandelion · White Dead-nettle · Wood Forget-me-not · Daisy +86
- IvyHedera helix
- DandelionTaraxacum
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elder
Elder
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
HogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaGrey Field-speedwellVeronica politaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusDwarf ElderSambucus ebulusDwarf ElderSambucus ebulusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaWallflowerErysimum cheiriWallflowerErysimum cheiriRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusLilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia