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Shotwick Hall moated site

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53.24113, -2.99644

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Avocet and Magpie
✦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

🐦102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Avocet and Magpie
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Avocet, Magpie, Carrion Crow +99 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Avocet, Magpie, Carrion Crow +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Field Grasshopper, Cantharis rustica +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Field Grasshopper, Cantharis rustica +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Birkenhead to Welsh BorderWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

North Cheshire WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 114kmRegional walking route

Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main routeWalking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

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Cycling

106 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Burton Marsh GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 568National Cycle Network

Chester - Sealand RoadCycling route

Named routeRef TurquoiseLocal cycle route

Route 563Cycling route

Named routeRef 563National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Cheshire CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route

Route 56Cycling route

Named routeRef 56National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

spring

2026

Avocet · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pink-footed Goose +69

AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
CootFulica atra2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat +1

BadgerMeles meles2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Grass Snake · Adder

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
AdderVipera berus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Yellow Meadow Ant · Field Grasshopper · Cantharis rustica

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024

🌿

Plants233 species

spring

2025

White Clover · Cleavers · Great Willowherb · Dandelion · Common Nettle +228

White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
DandelionTaraxacum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
IvyHedera helix
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
ElderSambucus nigra
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Field MapleAcer campestre
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Common VetchVicia sativa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HazelCorylus avellana
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BulrushTypha latifolia
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
GorseUlex europaeus
YewTaxus baccata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Dog-roseRosa canina
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
TimothyPhleum pratense
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Black BryonyTamus communis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
English ElmUlmus procera
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Wild PlumPrunus domestica
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Norway SprucePicea abies
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red CurrantRibes rubrum
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermedia
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Tall TutsanHypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
HonestyLunaria annua
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Stinking TutsanHypericum hircinum
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
White CampionSilene latifolia
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Anemanthele lessonianaAnemanthele lessoniana
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Erophila vernaErophila verna
TurnipBrassica rapa
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HemlockConium maculatum
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Common CouchElymus repens
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
CowslipPrimula veris
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,724 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

spring

2026

Avocet · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Pink-footed Goose +69

AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
CootFulica atra2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Badger · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat +1

BadgerMeles meles2025
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
OtterLutra lutra

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Grass Snake · Adder

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
AdderVipera berus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Yellow Meadow Ant · Field Grasshopper · Cantharis rustica

Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024

🌿

Plants233 species

spring

2025

White Clover · Cleavers · Great Willowherb · Dandelion · Common Nettle +228

White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
DandelionTaraxacum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
IvyHedera helix
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
ElderSambucus nigra
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Field MapleAcer campestre
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Common VetchVicia sativa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
HazelCorylus avellana
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BulrushTypha latifolia
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
GorseUlex europaeus
YewTaxus baccata
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Dog-roseRosa canina
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
TimothyPhleum pratense
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
White Dead-nettleLamium album
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
BeechFagus sylvatica
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Black BryonyTamus communis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
English ElmUlmus procera
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Wild PlumPrunus domestica
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Norway SprucePicea abies
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Red CurrantRibes rubrum
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate)Sorbus intermedia
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Tall TutsanHypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha
HonestyLunaria annua
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Hjelmqvist's CotoneasterCotoneaster hjelmqvistii
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Black HorehoundBallota nigra
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Stinking TutsanHypericum hircinum
Remote SedgeCarex remota
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea
Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica
White CampionSilene latifolia
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta
Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Anemanthele lessonianaAnemanthele lessoniana
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Erophila vernaErophila verna
TurnipBrassica rapa
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Franchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
HemlockConium maculatum
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Japanese CherryPrunus serrulata
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum
Common CouchElymus repens
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
BroomCytisus scoparius
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
CowslipPrimula veris
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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