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Settlement site at Middlesmoor

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking· FreeToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Mesembrina meridiana, Eristalis pertinax +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Mesembrina meridiana, Eristalis pertinax +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Thickpoint Grimmia, Hair-pointed Grimmia +133 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Thickpoint Grimmia, Hair-pointed Grimmia +133 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nidderdale WayWalking route85 km

Named routeLength 85 kmRound tripRegional walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

In Moor Lanebyway open to all traffic · 3.6 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 3.6 kmSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

2,816 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,816 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds82 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Swallow +77

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018

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Mammals5 species

spring

2026

Rabbit · Mole · American Mink · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
American MinkNeovison vison2022
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

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Insects43 species

summer

2026

Red Admiral · Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Small Copper · Eristalis nemorum +38

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Brown Willow BeetleGalerucella lineola2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2018
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2018
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2018
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017

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Plants291 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Meadow Saxifrage · Male-fern · Bluebell · Musk +286

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2021
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
MuskErythranthe moschata
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2021
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016
DandelionTaraxacum2016
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2016
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016
White CloverTrifolium repens2016
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Greater PlantainPlantago major2016
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2016
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2016
ElderSambucus nigra2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2016
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2016
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2016
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2016
RowanSorbus aucuparia2016
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2016
Mat-grassNardus stricta2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016
BrambleRubus fruticosus2016
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2016
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
HazelCorylus avellana2016
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2016
White StonecropSedum album2016
Common ChickweedStellaria media2016
PelliaPellia2016
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2016
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2016
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2016
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2016
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2021
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
BetonyBetonica officinalis2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2016
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2016
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2016
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2016
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2016
Biting StonecropSedum acre2016
RaspberryRubus idaeus2016
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2016
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2016
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2016
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016
IvyHedera helix2016
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
BlinksMontia fontana2016
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2016
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2016
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2016
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2016
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2016
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Water-StarwortCallitriche2016
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016
Red CampionSilene dioica2016
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2016
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2016
Norway SprucePicea abies2016
Red FescueFestuca rubra2016
NipplewortLapsana communis2016
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2016
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2016
Rosa caninaRosa canina2016
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2016
TormentilPotentilla erecta2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2016
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2016
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2016
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2016
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2016
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2016
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2016
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2016
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2023
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
Water AvensGeum rivale2021
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2021
Wood MilletMilium effusum2021
Wood StitchwortStellaria nemorum2021
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021
Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticolaRhinanthus minor subsp. monticola2021
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2021
WoodruffGalium odoratum2021
Squirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroides2019
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2019
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2016
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2016
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2016
Common OracheAtriplex patula2016
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2016
Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermedia2016
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2016
HawkweedHieracium2016
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2016
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2016
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2016
HollyIlex aquifolium2016
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2016
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2016
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2016
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorphaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha2016
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2016
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2016
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2016
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2016
Corn MintMentha arvensis2016
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2016
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2016
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2016
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2016
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2016
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2016
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2016
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2016
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Spear MintMentha spicata2016
Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii2016
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2016
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2016
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2016
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2016
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2016
AppleMalus domestica2016
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2016
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2016
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2016
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2016
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2016
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2016
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2016
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2016
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2016
Star SedgeCarex echinata2016
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2016
BoxBuxus sempervirens2016
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2016
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2016
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016
Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2016
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2016
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2016
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2016
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2016
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2016
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2016
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2016
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2016
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2016
Arctium minus subsp. pubensArctium minus subsp. pubens2016
GorseUlex europaeus2016
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2016
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2016
Field MapleAcer campestre2016
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Rosa mollisRosa mollis2016
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2016
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2016
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2016
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2016
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2016
House-leekSempervivum tectorum2016
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2016
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2016
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016
Goat WillowSalix caprea2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2016
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2016
YewTaxus baccata2016
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2016
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2016
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2016
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2016
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2016
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2016
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2016
Common CouchElymus repens2016
Sharp-toothed MintMentha longifolia x spicata = M. x villosonervata2016
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2016
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2016
TimothyPhleum pratense2016
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2016
AspenPopulus tremula2016
Rock StonecropPetrosedum forsterianum2016
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2016
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2016
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2016
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2016
Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,816 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds82 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Swallow +77

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2019
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2019
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2018
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018

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Mammals5 species

spring

2026

Rabbit · Mole · American Mink · Whiskered/Brandt's Bat · Hedgehog

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
American MinkNeovison vison2022
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

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Insects43 species

summer

2026

Red Admiral · Eristalis pertinax · Mesembrina meridiana · Small Copper · Eristalis nemorum +38

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Cheilosia fraternaCheilosia fraterna2025
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025
Broadbar Clover SawflyTenthredo notha2025
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Bird Cherry-oat AphidRhopalosiphum padi2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2023
Brown Willow BeetleGalerucella lineola2023
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2023
Rhagium bifasciatumRhagium bifasciatum2023
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2020
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata2018
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea2018
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2018
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2017
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017

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Plants291 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Meadow Saxifrage · Male-fern · Bluebell · Musk +286

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2021
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
MuskErythranthe moschata
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2021
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2016
DandelionTaraxacum2016
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2016
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2016
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2016
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016
White CloverTrifolium repens2016
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016
Greater PlantainPlantago major2016
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2016
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2016
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2016
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2016
ElderSambucus nigra2016
Common NettleUrtica dioica2016
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2016
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2021
BeechFagus sylvatica2017
YarrowAchillea millefolium2016
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2016
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2016
Bush VetchVicia sepium2016
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016
AshFraxinus excelsior2016
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2016
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2016
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2016
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2016
RowanSorbus aucuparia2016
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2016
Mat-grassNardus stricta2016
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016
BrambleRubus fruticosus2016
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2016
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2016
AlderAlnus glutinosa2016
HazelCorylus avellana2016
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2016
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2016
White StonecropSedum album2016
Common ChickweedStellaria media2016
PelliaPellia2016
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2016
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2016
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2016
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2016
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2016
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2016
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016
CleaversGalium aparine2016
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2016
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2016
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2016
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum2021
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2021
Little Kneeling EyebrightEuphrasia confusa2021
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2021
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica2021
BetonyBetonica officinalis2021
BugleAjuga reptans2021
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2016
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2016
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2016
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2016
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2016
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2016
Biting StonecropSedum acre2016
RaspberryRubus idaeus2016
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2016
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2016
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2016
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2016
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2016
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016
IvyHedera helix2016
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
BlinksMontia fontana2016
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2016
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2016
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2016
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2016
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2016
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2016
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016
Water-StarwortCallitriche2016
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016
Red CampionSilene dioica2016
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2016
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2016
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2016
Norway SprucePicea abies2016
Red FescueFestuca rubra2016
NipplewortLapsana communis2016
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2016
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2016
Rosa caninaRosa canina2016
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2016
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2016
TormentilPotentilla erecta2016
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2016
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2016
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2016
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2016
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2016
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2016
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2016
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2016
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2016
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2016
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2016
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2016
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2016
Rufous Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2023
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2021
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2021
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2021
Water AvensGeum rivale2021
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2021
Wood MilletMilium effusum2021
Wood StitchwortStellaria nemorum2021
Alternate-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium alternifolium2021
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2021
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2021
Rhinanthus minor subsp. monticolaRhinanthus minor subsp. monticola2021
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2021
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2021
WoodruffGalium odoratum2021
Squirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroides2019
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2019
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2016
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2016
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2016
Common OracheAtriplex patula2016
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2016
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens2016
Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermedia2016
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2016
HawkweedHieracium2016
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2016
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2016
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2016
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2016
Druce's Crane's-billGeranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum2016
HollyIlex aquifolium2016
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2016
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2016
PotatoSolanum tuberosum2016
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2016
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorphaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha2016
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2016
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2016
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2016
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2016
Corn MintMentha arvensis2016
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2016
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2016
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016
Sticky GroundselSenecio viscosus2016
Lodgepole PinePinus contorta2016
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2016
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2016
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2016
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2016
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2016
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2016
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2016
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016
Spear MintMentha spicata2016
Hybrid MonkeyflowerErythranthe guttata x lutea = E. x robertsii2016
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2016
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2016
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2016
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2016
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis2016
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2016
AppleMalus domestica2016
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2016
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2016
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri2016
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2016
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2016
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2016
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2016
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2016
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2016
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2016
Star SedgeCarex echinata2016
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2016
BoxBuxus sempervirens2016
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2016
Water MintMentha aquatica2016
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2016
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2016
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2016
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2016
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016
Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2016
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2016
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa2016
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma2016
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2016
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2016
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2016
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2016
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2016
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2016
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2016
Arctium minus subsp. pubensArctium minus subsp. pubens2016
GorseUlex europaeus2016
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2016
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2016
Field MapleAcer campestre2016
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2016
DaisyBellis perennis2016
Rosa mollisRosa mollis2016
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2016
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2016
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2016
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2016
Grove EarwortScapania nemorea2016
House-leekSempervivum tectorum2016
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2016
Black BentAgrostis gigantea2016
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2016
Goat WillowSalix caprea2016
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2016
Canadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensis2016
YewTaxus baccata2016
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2016
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2016
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2016
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2016
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2016
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2016
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2016
Common CouchElymus repens2016
Sharp-toothed MintMentha longifolia x spicata = M. x villosonervata2016
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2016
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2016
TimothyPhleum pratense2016
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2016
AspenPopulus tremula2016
Rock StonecropPetrosedum forsterianum2016
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2016
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2016
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2016
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2016
Box-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileata2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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