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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha
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55.05264, -3.00122
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025
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🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
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Route 7Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,102 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +26
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bank Vole · Stoat · Wood Mouse
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Wild Angelica · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Soft-rush · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wood Meadow-grass +124
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Heath Wood-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,102 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin +26
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bank Vole · Stoat · Wood Mouse
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Wild Angelica · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Soft-rush · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Wood Meadow-grass +124
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa
- Heath Wood-rush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Luzula multiflora
Luzula multiflora
ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusPolypodyPolypodium vulgarePolypodyPolypodium vulgareCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraSmooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabraPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensOakQuercusOakQuercusBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileEared WillowSalix auritaEared WillowSalix auritaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSlender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusToad Rush agg.Juncus bufoniusFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorChanging Forget-me-notMyosotis discolorCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorEvents & activities nearby
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