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Ringer's Grove

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Adrian S Pye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +223 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +223 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sulphur Clover, Early-purple Orchid, Dyer's Greenweed +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sulphur Clover, Early-purple Orchid, Dyer's Greenweed +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Barren Strawberry, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Boudicca WayWalking route60 km

Norwich to Diss

Named routeLength 60 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Rebellion WayCycling route373 km

Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,163 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,163 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Magpie · Chiffchaff +66

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MagpiePica pica2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great TitParus major2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common GullLarus canus2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2023
Night-heronNycticorax nycticorax2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2020
Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018

🦌

Mammals8 species

springautumn

2022

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Muntjac · Water Shrew +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
MoleTalpa europaea2020
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2019

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2022

Grass Snake · Slow-worm

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2019

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2020

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2018
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2018

🐝

Insects226 species

springsummer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +221

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Wheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeus2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus2023
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2020
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2022
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2020
Hairy KnucklehornCladius pilicornis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
PeacockAglais io2019
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021
Keeled LamenterDolerus varispinus2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Pitted GrieverDolerus puncticollis2023
Small Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniae2022
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2021
Compressed KnucklehornCladius compressicornis2020
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020
Hawthorn SawyerPristiphora armata2020
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2019
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2019
Cream-belted SpindlerAllantus cingulatus2019
Vestigial WeeperDolerus vestigialis2019
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2022
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021
CicadulaCicadula2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2021
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes2021
Red AntMyrmica rubra2020
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2020
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2020
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2020
Insular SawyerPristiphora insularis2020
Cyzenis albicansCyzenis albicans2020
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2020
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2019
Lobe-spurred Furrow BeeLasioglossum pauxillum2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Southern Hawthorn-cutterDineura stilata2019
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2018
Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
Trichrysis cyaneaTrichrysis cyanea2018
Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2018
Proximal Dock NematineEuura vicina2018
Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2018
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2018
Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2018
Kirby’s Sedge NematineEuura kirbyi2018
Tar-foot GrieverDolerus picipes2018
Lesser EarwigLabia minor
Cacopsylla visciCacopsylla visci2024
Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2024
Salad Burnet ClaremontClaremontia brevicornis2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Cheilosia urbanaCheilosia urbana2023
Strawberry RhynchitesNeocoenorrhinus germanicus2023
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2023
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2022
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2022
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2022
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2022
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2022
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2022
Scarce Emerald DamselflyLestes dryas2022
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2022
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2022
Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2022
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2022
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2022
Lesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralis2022
Priocnemis perturbatorPriocnemis perturbator2022
Yellowbellied Sloe-borerHoplocampa chrysorrhoea2022
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2021
Edwardsiana prunicolaEdwardsiana prunicola2021
HornetVespa crabro2021
Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2021
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2021
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2021
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2021
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2021
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2021
Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2021
TenthredoTenthredo2021
Lesser Bulb-FlyEumerus strigatus2021
Cistogaster globosaCistogaster globosa2021
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Club Horned Wood Borer WaspTrypoxylon clavicerum2021
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2021
Twig-cutting WeevilInvolvulus icosandriae2021
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2021
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2021
Stylops aterrimusStylops aterrimus2021
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021
Hydromya dorsalisHydromya dorsalis2021
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
8-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria pumila2021
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2021
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2021
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2021
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca2020
Black-headed Velvet AntMyrmosa atra2020
Siphona geniculataSiphona geniculata2020
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2020
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2020
Shiny-margined Mini-minerAndrena semilaevis2020
Ancistrocerus trifasciatusAncistrocerus trifasciatus2020
Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2020
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2020
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2020
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2020
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2020
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2020
Gymnocheta viridisGymnocheta viridis2020
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2020
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2020
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2020
Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2020
Tachina feraTachina fera2019
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2019
Crossocerus podagricusCrossocerus podagricus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2019
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2019
Red-backed WeeperDolerus aericeps2019
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2019
Small Dawn-treaderEmpria parvula2019
Vetchling NematineEuura myosotidis2019
Rusty MournerDolerus ferrugatus2019
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2019
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2019
Spike-rush MournerDolerus anticus2019
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2019
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2019
Black GrieverDolerus niger2019
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2019
Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2019
Panzer's Nomad BeeNomada panzeri2019
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2019
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2019
Pallid Buttercup SawflyMonophadnus pallescens2019
Pale Rose-wilt SawflyArdis pallipes2019
Little Nomad BeeNomada flavoguttata2019
Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca2019
Bloody GrieverDolerus haematodes2019
BembidionBembidion2018
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2018
CholevaCholeva2018
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2018
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2018
ApionidaeApionidae2018
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2018
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2018
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2018
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2018
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2018
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2018
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2018
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2018
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2018
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2018
Stem-sawfliesCephidae2018
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2018
ChrysopsChrysops2018
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2018
PristiphoraPristiphora2018
MeligethesMeligethes2018
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2018
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2018
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2018

🌿

Plants72 species

springsummer

2025

Sulphur Clover · Early-purple Orchid · Dyer's Greenweed · Sanicle · Common Spotted-orchid +67

Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2021
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2021
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2021
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021
BorageBorago officinalis2018
Stone ParsleySison amomum
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Water-violetHottonia palustris2023
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2021
AgrimonyAgrimonia2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
BrambleRubus2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021
CowslipPrimula veris2021
GorseUlex europaeus2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2021
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2020
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2020
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2020
BugleAjuga reptans2020
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2020
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2020
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2019
Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2019
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2018
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2018
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2018
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2018
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2018
Field PansyViola arvensis2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,163 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Magpie · Chiffchaff +66

PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MagpiePica pica2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Great TitParus major2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2018
SwiftApus apus
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Common GullLarus canus2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2023
Night-heronNycticorax nycticorax2023
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2022
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2020
Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018

🦌

Mammals8 species

springautumn

2022

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Muntjac · Water Shrew +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
MoleTalpa europaea2020
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2019

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springautumn

2022

Grass Snake · Slow-worm

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2019

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2020

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2018
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2018

🐝

Insects226 species

springsummer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +221

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Wheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeus2021
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Norfolk AeshnaAeshna isoceles2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Drab GrieverDolerus nigratus2023
Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2020
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2022
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2020
Hairy KnucklehornCladius pilicornis2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
PeacockAglais io2019
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021
Keeled LamenterDolerus varispinus2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2019
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Pitted GrieverDolerus puncticollis2023
Small Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniae2022
Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2021
Compressed KnucklehornCladius compressicornis2020
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020
Hawthorn SawyerPristiphora armata2020
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2019
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2019
Cream-belted SpindlerAllantus cingulatus2019
Vestigial WeeperDolerus vestigialis2019
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2022
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2021
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021
CicadulaCicadula2021
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2021
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes2021
Red AntMyrmica rubra2020
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2020
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2020
Stag KnucklehornCladius pectinicornis2020
Insular SawyerPristiphora insularis2020
Cyzenis albicansCyzenis albicans2020
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2020
Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2019
Lobe-spurred Furrow BeeLasioglossum pauxillum2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Southern Hawthorn-cutterDineura stilata2019
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Pterostichus vernalisPterostichus vernalis2018
Curved Birch Mining SawflyScolioneura betuleti2018
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018
Trichrysis cyaneaTrichrysis cyanea2018
Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2018
Proximal Dock NematineEuura vicina2018
Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2018
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2018
Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2018
Kirby’s Sedge NematineEuura kirbyi2018
Tar-foot GrieverDolerus picipes2018
Lesser EarwigLabia minor
Cacopsylla visciCacopsylla visci2024
Crepidodera fulvicornisCrepidodera fulvicornis2024
Salad Burnet ClaremontClaremontia brevicornis2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2023
Cheilosia urbanaCheilosia urbana2023
Strawberry RhynchitesNeocoenorrhinus germanicus2023
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2023
Hesperocorixa sahlbergiHesperocorixa sahlbergi2022
Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2022
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris2022
Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca2022
Ornate Tailed Digger WaspCerceris rybyensis2022
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2022
Scarce Emerald DamselflyLestes dryas2022
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius2022
Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2022
Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2022
Mecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorum2022
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2022
Lesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralis2022
Priocnemis perturbatorPriocnemis perturbator2022
Yellowbellied Sloe-borerHoplocampa chrysorrhoea2022
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2021
Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2021
Edwardsiana prunicolaEdwardsiana prunicola2021
HornetVespa crabro2021
Bloomed Furrow BeeLasioglossum albipes2021
Bridgman’s Bean-gallerEuura bridgmanii2021
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis2021
Stenopsocus immaculatusStenopsocus immaculatus2021
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2021
White Clover Seed WeevilProtapion fulvipes2021
Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2021
TenthredoTenthredo2021
Lesser Bulb-FlyEumerus strigatus2021
Cistogaster globosaCistogaster globosa2021
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Club Horned Wood Borer WaspTrypoxylon clavicerum2021
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2021
Twig-cutting WeevilInvolvulus icosandriae2021
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2021
Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2021
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2021
Stylops aterrimusStylops aterrimus2021
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2021
Hydromya dorsalisHydromya dorsalis2021
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2021
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021
8-spot Dawn-treaderEmpria pumila2021
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2021
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2021
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2021
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2020
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca2020
Black-headed Velvet AntMyrmosa atra2020
Siphona geniculataSiphona geniculata2020
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2020
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2020
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2020
Shiny-margined Mini-minerAndrena semilaevis2020
Ancistrocerus trifasciatusAncistrocerus trifasciatus2020
Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2020
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2020
Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2020
Tipula lunataTipula lunata2020
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2020
Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2020
Gymnocheta viridisGymnocheta viridis2020
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2020
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2020
Gwynne's Mining BeeAndrena bicolor2020
Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2020
Tachina feraTachina fera2019
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2019
Crossocerus podagricusCrossocerus podagricus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2019
Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2019
Red-backed WeeperDolerus aericeps2019
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2019
Small Dawn-treaderEmpria parvula2019
Vetchling NematineEuura myosotidis2019
Rusty MournerDolerus ferrugatus2019
Saddleback Grass-cutterEutomostethus ephippium2019
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2019
Spike-rush MournerDolerus anticus2019
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2019
Violet Black-legged RobberflyDioctria atricapilla2019
Black GrieverDolerus niger2019
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2019
Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus2019
Panzer's Nomad BeeNomada panzeri2019
Short-fringed Mining BeeAndrena dorsata2019
Asiraca clavicornisAsiraca clavicornis2019
Pallid Buttercup SawflyMonophadnus pallescens2019
Pale Rose-wilt SawflyArdis pallipes2019
Little Nomad BeeNomada flavoguttata2019
Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca2019
Bloody GrieverDolerus haematodes2019
BembidionBembidion2018
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2018
CholevaCholeva2018
Tipula paganaTipula pagana2018
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2018
ApionidaeApionidae2018
Opomyza germinationisOpomyza germinationis2018
Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2018
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2018
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2018
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2018
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2018
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2018
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2018
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2018
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2018
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2018
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2018
Stem-sawfliesCephidae2018
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2018
ChrysopsChrysops2018
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2018
PristiphoraPristiphora2018
MeligethesMeligethes2018
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2018
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2018
Ectopsocus petersiEctopsocus petersi2018

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Plants72 species

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2025

Sulphur Clover · Early-purple Orchid · Dyer's Greenweed · Sanicle · Common Spotted-orchid +67

Sulphur CloverTrifolium ochroleucon2021
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
SanicleSanicula europaea2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2020
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2021
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2021
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2021
BorageBorago officinalis2018
Stone ParsleySison amomum
Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2023
Water-violetHottonia palustris2023
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Bush VetchVicia sepium2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2021
AgrimonyAgrimonia2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
BrambleRubus2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2021
Bear's-breechAcanthus mollis2021
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021
CowslipPrimula veris2021
GorseUlex europaeus2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2021
FlaxLinum usitatissimum2020
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2020
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2020
BugleAjuga reptans2020
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2020
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2020
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2019
Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2019
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2018
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2018
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2018
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Cotton ThistleOnopordum acanthium2018
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2018
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2018
Field PansyViola arvensis2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2018
HazelCorylus avellana2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2018

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