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55.78101, -2.83032
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Swallow, Yellowhammer +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Swallow, Yellowhammer +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +111 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +111 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Shepherd's-purse, Common Juniper, Common Bent +236 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Shepherd's-purse, Common Juniper, Common Bent +236 more · last seen 2018
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Sheep's Sorrel +33 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Capital Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos A winged soul at Channelkirk Churchyard
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Wildlife to spot
2,771 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,771 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Chiffchaff · Yellowhammer · Oystercatcher · Waxwing +39
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Loricula elegantula · Red-legged Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hebecnema vespertina · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +1
Loricula elegantula Loricula elegantula Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hebecnema vespertina Hebecnema vespertina Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri Goldilocks Buttercup · Common Field-speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · Hairy Bitter-cress · Devil's-bit Scabious +79
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Common Twayblade Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,771 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Swallow · Chiffchaff · Yellowhammer · Oystercatcher · Waxwing +39
Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Loricula elegantula · Red-legged Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hebecnema vespertina · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis +1
Loricula elegantula Loricula elegantula Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Hebecnema vespertina Hebecnema vespertina Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri Goldilocks Buttercup · Common Field-speedwell · Shepherd's-purse · Hairy Bitter-cress · Devil's-bit Scabious +79
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina Common Twayblade Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neottia ovata
Neottia ovata
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit
Common Hemp-Nettle agg. Galeopsis tetrahit
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Ornithogalum umbellatum Ornithogalum umbellatum
Ornithogalum umbellatum Ornithogalum umbellatum
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Aubretia Aubrieta deltoidea
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Rosa mollis Rosa mollis
Rosa mollis Rosa mollis
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Blinks Montia fontana
Blinks Montia fontana
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum
Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus
Heath Groundsel Senecio sylvaticus
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea
Silver Hair-grass Aira caryophyllea
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Early Hair-grass Aira praecox
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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