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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
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Getting here
50.99366, -4.05103
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Usnea cornuta s. lat., Phaeographis dendritica, Thelotrema lepadinum +35 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, Large White +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
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St Andrew's church, Yarnscombe
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,236 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,236 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Little Egret · Barn Owl · Peregrine · Fieldfare · Pied Wagtail +1
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Speckled Bush-cricket · Leptura aurulenta · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Oil Beetle +11
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2024
- Oil BeetleMeloe2023
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Betony · Creeping Cinquefoil · Slender St John's-wort · Bitter-vetch · Lesser Stitchwort +144
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
- English ElmUlmus procera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,236 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Little Egret · Barn Owl · Peregrine · Fieldfare · Pied Wagtail +1
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RavenCorvus corax2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2022▾
Hedgehog · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Speckled Bush-cricket · Leptura aurulenta · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Dark Giant Horsefly · Oil Beetle +11
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
- Dark Giant HorseflyTabanus sudeticus2024
- Oil BeetleMeloe2023
- Violet Oil-beetleMeloe violaceus
Betony · Creeping Cinquefoil · Slender St John's-wort · Bitter-vetch · Lesser Stitchwort +144
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
- Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
- English ElmUlmus procera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
HornetVespa crabro2021HornetVespa crabro2021Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2020Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2020Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2020GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumItalian Rye-grassLolium multiflorumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCommon ScurvygrassCochlearia officinalisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperLong-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinumLong-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperLesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minusLesser Meadow-rueThalictrum minusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWeeping Crack-willowSalix babylonica x alba x euxina = S. x pendulinaWeeping Crack-willowSalix babylonica x alba x euxina = S. x pendulinaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataBearded CouchElymus caninusBearded CouchElymus caninusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisNavelwortUmbilicus rupestrisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareWild PlumPrunus domesticaWild PlumPrunus domesticaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater CressNasturtium officinaleDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumIntermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataEvents & activities nearby
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