Settlement in Moulton West Fen
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
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Getting here
52.71673, -0.08862
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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
- 🐦42+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Starling +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Starling +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Calodromius spilotus, Bean Seed Beetle +4 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed · last seen 2016
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route10.4 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 10.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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Site of an ancient settlement on Moulton West Fen
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,301 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Woodpigeon +18
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great TitParus major2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2020
- Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2020
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2020
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2020
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2020
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2019
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Calodromius spilotus · 2-spot Ladybird · Bean Seed Beetle · Summer Chafer · Vine Weevil
- Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2020
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2020
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Black-bindweed · Black Nightshade · Field Horsetail · Fennel Pondweed · Daisy +112
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
- Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,301 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Lapwing · Woodpigeon +18
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone corone2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Great TitParus major2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Hirundo rustica rusticaHirundo rustica rustica2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus2020
- Ardea cinerea cinereaArdea cinerea cinerea2020
- Alauda arvensis arvensisAlauda arvensis arvensis2020
- Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2020
- Pica pica picaPica pica pica2020
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Daubenton's Bat · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2019
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2018
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Calodromius spilotus · 2-spot Ladybird · Bean Seed Beetle · Summer Chafer · Vine Weevil
- Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2020
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2020
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Black-bindweed · Black Nightshade · Field Horsetail · Fennel Pondweed · Daisy +112
- Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
- Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Rumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispus
- Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chenopodium ficifolium
Chenopodium ficifolium
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaClustered DockRumex conglomeratusClustered DockRumex conglomeratusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaLombardy-PoplarPopulus nigra 'Italica'2018Lombardy-PoplarPopulus nigra 'Italica'2018Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018Goat WillowSalix caprea2018Goat WillowSalix caprea2018Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2017Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2017Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2017Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2017Cat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiNuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttalliiGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisBlue FleabaneErigeron acris2018Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018NipplewortLapsana communis2018Red FescueFestuca rubra2018Red FescueFestuca rubra2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018OsierSalix viminalis2018OsierSalix viminalis2018Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2018Grey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinerea2018AppleMalus domestica2018AppleMalus domestica2018Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2018Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2018WatercressNasturtium officinale2017WatercressNasturtium officinale2017Dutch ElmUlmus glabra x minor x plotii = U. x hollandica2017Dutch ElmUlmus glabra x minor x plotii = U. x hollandica2017Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2017Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2017Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2017Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2017Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2017Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017Common CouchElymus repens2017Common CouchElymus repens2017Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017HonestyLunaria annua2017HonestyLunaria annua2017Sweet VioletViola odorata2017Sweet VioletViola odorata2017Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2017Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2017Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2017Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2017Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2017Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2017False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Shrubby OsierSalix aurita x viminalis = S. x fruticosa2017Shrubby OsierSalix aurita x viminalis = S. x fruticosa2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2017Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2017Rosa caninaRosa canina2017Rosa caninaRosa canina2017HemlockConium maculatum2017HemlockConium maculatum2017Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2017Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2017Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2017Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2017Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2017Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2017Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2017Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2017Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2017Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017Common ChickweedStellaria media2017Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2017Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017PigweedAmaranthus2017PigweedAmaranthus2017Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2017Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2017Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2017Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2017Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2017ElecampaneInula helenium2017ElecampaneInula helenium2017Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2017Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2017Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017Black MustardBrassica nigra2017Black MustardBrassica nigra2017TimothyPhleum pratense2017TimothyPhleum pratense2017Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2017Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2017Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2017Common OracheAtriplex patula2017Common OracheAtriplex patula2017American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2017American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2017Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2017Wild-oatAvena fatua2017Wild-oatAvena fatua2017Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017GroundselSenecio vulgaris2017FlaxLinum usitatissimum2017FlaxLinum usitatissimum2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2017Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2017Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2017Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2017Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2017Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2017Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2017Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2017Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2017Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2017Common MallowMalva sylvestris2017Common MallowMalva sylvestris2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017IvyHedera helix2017IvyHedera helix2017Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2017Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2017Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2017Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2017Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2017Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2017Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2017Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2017Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare2017Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2017Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2017Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2017Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2017MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2017Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2017Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2017Events & activities nearby
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