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Shurland House: early 16th century Great House and associated remains

2 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Flavoplaca citrina s. lat. +17 more · last seen 2011; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Flavoplaca citrina s. lat. +17 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma +63 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma +63 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Soft-tufted Beard-moss +29 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Soft-tufted Beard-moss +29 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 174Cycling route

Named routeRef 174National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route483 m

Named routeRef 174Length 483 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route680 m

Named routeRef 174Length 680 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route31 m

Named routeRef 174Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route95 m

Named routeRef 174Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route160 m

Named routeRef 174Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

wintersummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
SwiftApus apus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
TealAnas crecca2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2019
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2019
RedshankTringa totanus2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
CootFulica atra2019
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2019
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
JackdawColoeus monedula2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
Common GullLarus canus2019
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2019
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
MoleTalpa europaea2020

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2023

Scybalicus oblongiusculus · Common Darter · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Bombadier Beetle · Aphrophoridae +3

Scybalicus oblongiusculusScybalicus oblongiusculus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae2022
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants10 species

spring

2019

Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Soft-tufted Beard-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Taper-leaved Earth-moss +5

Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,861 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

wintersummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie +61

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
SwiftApus apus2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
TealAnas crecca2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2022
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2019
Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2019
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2019
RedshankTringa totanus2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
CurlewNumenius arquata2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
RookCorvus frugilegus2019
Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
SnipeGallinago gallinago2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
CootFulica atra2019
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2019
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
JackdawColoeus monedula2019
House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
Common GullLarus canus2019
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2019
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2019
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2019
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019

🦌

Mammals8 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
MoleTalpa europaea2020

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2023

Scybalicus oblongiusculus · Common Darter · Strawberry Seed Beetle · Bombadier Beetle · Aphrophoridae +3

Scybalicus oblongiusculusScybalicus oblongiusculus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2020
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes
Bombadier BeetleBrachinus crepitans
AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae2022
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata

🌿

Plants10 species

spring

2019

Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Soft-tufted Beard-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Taper-leaved Earth-moss +5

Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Taper-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium acuminatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Vigar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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