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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Curlew 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Common Gull and Curlew 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +41 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Silver-ground Carpet +116 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Silver-ground Carpet +116 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +41 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Common Gull, Curlew, Greylag Goose +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pink Purslane, Sea Plantain, Fuchsia +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink Purslane, Sea Plantain, Fuchsia +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
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Wildlife to spot
6,480 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,480 records · National Biodiversity Network Common Gull · Curlew · Greylag Goose · Herring Gull · Hooded Crow +38
Common Gull Larus canus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2020 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2019 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 🐝 Insects 38 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Rosy Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Square-spot Rustic · Red-Line Quaker · Silver Y +33
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019 Silver Y Autographa gamma2019 Pink Purslane · Hieracium subscoticum · Sea Plantain · Fuchsia · Black Spleenwort +11
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024 Hieracium subscoticum Hieracium subscoticum2022 Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,480 records · National Biodiversity Network Common Gull · Curlew · Greylag Goose · Herring Gull · Hooded Crow +38
Common Gull Larus canus2022 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2023 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Redshank Tringa totanus2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Eider Somateria mollissima2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2019 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Great Skua Stercorarius skua2022 Linnet Linaria cannabina2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2022 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis2020 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2019 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2019 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2019 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 🐝 Insects 38 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Rosy Rustic · Large Yellow Underwing · Square-spot Rustic · Red-Line Quaker · Silver Y +33
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea2019 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2019 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2019 Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2019 Silver Y Autographa gamma2019 Pink Purslane · Hieracium subscoticum · Sea Plantain · Fuchsia · Black Spleenwort +11
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2024 Hieracium subscoticum Hieracium subscoticum2022 Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Few-flowered Spike-rush Eleocharis quinqueflora2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Wainscot
Large Wainscot
Rhizedra lutosa2019
Rhizedra lutosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2019
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha2019
Brick Sunira circellaris2019
Brick Sunira circellaris2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe2019
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis2019
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis2019
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura2019
Garden Tiger Arctia caja2019
Garden Tiger Arctia caja2019
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2019
July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata2019
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2021
Gypsy Cuckoo Bee Bombus bohemicus2021
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2019
Red Sword-grass Xylena vetusta2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2019
Brindled Ochre Dasypolia templi2019
Brindled Ochre Dasypolia templi2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2019
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2019
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix2019
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix2019
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa2019
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa2019
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2019
Dark Marbled Carpet Dysstroma citrata2019
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2019
Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata2019
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii2019
Haworth's Minor Celaena haworthii2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2019
Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria2019
Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria2019
Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea2019
Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea2019
Red Carpet Xanthorhoe decoloraria2019
Red Carpet Xanthorhoe decoloraria2019
Chevron Eulithis testata2019
Chevron Eulithis testata2019
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2019
Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata2019
Northern Spinach Eulithis populata2019
Northern Spinach Eulithis populata2019
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma2019
Crescent Helotropha leucostigma2019
Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula2024
Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula Ranunculus flammula subsp. flammula2024
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella2024
Bog Pimpernel Lysimachia tenella2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2024
Ranunculus acris subsp. acris Ranunculus acris subsp. acris2024
Ranunculus acris subsp. acris Ranunculus acris subsp. acris2024
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2024
Meadow Fescue Schedonorus pratensis2024
Delicate Stonewort Chara virgata2024
Delicate Stonewort Chara virgata2024
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2023
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2023
Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella2023
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2021
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2021
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2021
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