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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.89614, -4.29836
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- 🍄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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bearded Tooth, Calogaya pusilla, Common Orange Lichen +10 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Bent, Guelder-rose, Meadowsweet +161 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
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Wildlife to spot
1,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,301 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +27
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Feral Cat · Hazel Dormouse · Bat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2020
- BatChiroptera2018
Red Admiral · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White +37
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
🍄Fungi1 species
autumnwinter
2018▾
Bearded Tooth
- Bearded ToothHericium erinaceus
Creeping Bent · Ash · Compact Rush · Guelder-rose · Cleavers +33
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,301 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +27
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Feral Cat · Hazel Dormouse · Bat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2020
- BatChiroptera2018
Red Admiral · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Small White +37
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2018
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
🍄Fungi1 species
autumnwinter
2018▾
Bearded Tooth
- Bearded ToothHericium erinaceus
Creeping Bent · Ash · Compact Rush · Guelder-rose · Cleavers +33
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltoniiBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2021Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2021Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2018Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2018Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2018Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2021Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2021Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2021Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2021Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2021Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2021Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2021Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2021Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2018Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017CommaPolygonia c-album2016CommaPolygonia c-album2016Red CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerata