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52.88131, 0.85741
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Wild Carrot, Common Calamint +85 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Wild Carrot, Common Calamint +85 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Wild Marjoram, Common Calamint, Pedunculate Oak +14 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
London to Walsingham - stage 10 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref LW10 Local walking route
Show on map Walsingham Way Walking route 61 km ▾
Named route Length 61 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Two Rivers Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rebellion Way Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref Rebel Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Regional Cycle Route 30 Cycling route 373 km ▾
Named route Ref 30 Length 373 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Interior of St Giles church, Houghton in the Dale
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Wildlife to spot
3,671 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,671 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Whitethroat · Chiffchaff · Swallow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Field Scabious · Dogwood · Soapwort · Wild Marjoram · Greater Knapweed +18
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Soapwort Saponaria officinalis Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,671 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Whitethroat · Chiffchaff · Swallow +42
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Whitethroat Curruca communis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stock Dove Columba oenas Barn Owl Tyto alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Slow-worm
Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Holly Blue · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Field Scabious · Dogwood · Soapwort · Wild Marjoram · Greater Knapweed +18
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Soapwort Saponaria officinalis Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata2025
11-spot Ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2024
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Box Sucker Psylla buxi2024
Box Sucker Psylla buxi2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Wall Lasiommata megera2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens
Common Calamint Clinopodium ascendens
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Dark Mullein Verbascum nigrum
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2024
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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