Sotheron's Plantation 11 ha
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Black-tailed Godwit +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic +50 more · last seen 2018; Insects — Green Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic +50 more · last seen 2018
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis, White Willow +7 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis, White Willow +7 more · last seen 2018
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Wildlife to spot
157 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Ruff +33
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2022 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2021 Wigeon Mareca penelope2019 Ruff Calidris pugnax2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2019 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2016 Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Whitethroat Curruca communis Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2017 Swift Apus apus2017 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2012 Hobby Falco subbuteo2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Robin Erithacus rubecula2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2010 Great Tit Parus major2010 Blackbird Turdus merula2010 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2010 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2010 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2010 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Mole Talpa europaea2014 🐝 Insects 53 species
summer autumn
2018 ▾
Green Carpet · Common Wainscot · Square-spot Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Flame Shoulder +48
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2014 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2014 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2014 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2014 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2014 White Willow · Hedge Bindweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis · White-tipped Bristle-moss +5
White Willow Salix alba Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2011 Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2011 White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2011 Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 157 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Black-tailed Godwit · Wigeon · Ruff +33
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 Pochard Aythya ferina2022 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2021 Wigeon Mareca penelope2019 Ruff Calidris pugnax2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2019 Merlin Falco columbarius2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2016 Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Whitethroat Curruca communis Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2021 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2021 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2018 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus2018 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2017 Swift Apus apus2017 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2012 Hobby Falco subbuteo2011 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2010 Robin Erithacus rubecula2010 Dunnock Prunella modularis2010 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2010 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2010 Great Tit Parus major2010 Blackbird Turdus merula2010 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2010 Linnet Linaria cannabina2010 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2010 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2010 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2010 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2010 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Otter · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Mole
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2021 Mole Talpa europaea2014 🐝 Insects 53 species
summer autumn
2018 ▾
Green Carpet · Common Wainscot · Square-spot Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Flame Shoulder +48
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2014 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2014 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2014 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2014 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2014 White Willow · Hedge Bindweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis · White-tipped Bristle-moss +5
White Willow Salix alba Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2011 Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2011 White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2011 Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Xestia c-nigrum2014
Xestia c-nigrum2014
Flame Axylia putris2014
Flame Axylia putris2014
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2017
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Large White Pieris brassicae2017
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata2015
Shoulder Stripe Earophila badiata2015
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda2015
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda2015
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2015
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2015
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2015
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi2015
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2014
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2014
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2014
Snout Hypena proboscidalis2014
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2014
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2014
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2014
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2014
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2014
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2014
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2014
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2014
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2014
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata2014
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2014
Engrailed Ectropis crepuscularia2014
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2014
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2014
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2014
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2014
Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera2014
Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera2014
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2014
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2014
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2014
Brown-Spot Pinion Anchoscelis litura2014
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2014
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2014
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2014
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata2014
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2014
Six-striped Rustic Xestia sexstrigata2014
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2014
Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina2014
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2014
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2014
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2014
Middle-barred Minor Oligia fasciuncula2014
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2014
Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea2014
Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens2014
Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens2014
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2014
Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.2014
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2014
Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara2014
Marbled Brown Drymonia dodonaea2014
Marbled Brown Drymonia dodonaea2014
Brown Rustic Rusina ferruginea2014
Brown Rustic Rusina ferruginea2014
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2014
Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata2014
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2014
Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea2014
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2014
Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis2014
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2014
Brown Silver-line Petrophora chlorosata2014
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2014
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis2014
Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria2014
Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria2014
Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata2014
Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata2014
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2014
Peppered Moth Biston betularia2014
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2014
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2014
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius2014
Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedarius2014
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2010
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2010
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2010
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2010
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2015
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2015 2011
2011
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2011
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum2011
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2011
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2011
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2011
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans2011
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus2011
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