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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rock Dove and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 234m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Woodpigeon, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Yellow Brain +19 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Amanita'r Gwybed, Yellow Brain +19 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Common Bluebottle +155 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee, Common Bluebottle +155 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Daisy, Common Nettle +126 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Daisy, Common Nettle +126 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

188 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

West End WayCycling route

Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Inner RingwayCycling route

Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

35,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspring

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Robin · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +54

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GooseAnser2025
CorvidCorvidae2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024

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Mammals11 species

springsummer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +6

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects158 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Bluebottle · Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +153

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Acidia cognataAcidia cognata2025
Tremulicerus distinguendusTremulicerus distinguendus2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Phytomyza bipunctataPhytomyza bipunctata2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Andricus grossulariae f. agamicAndricus grossulariae f. agamic2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Dogwood CutterAntispila petryi2025
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Tawny Sycamore PiercerPammene aurita2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Rowan ParornixParornix scoticella2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Calycomyza artemisiaeCalycomyza artemisiae2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicolaMyzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicola2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariae2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae2025
Cacopsylla peregrinaCacopsylla peregrina2025
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Phytomyza marginellaPhytomyza marginella2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2024
Chaitophorus capreaeChaitophorus capreae2024
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella2024
Crescent-marked Lily AphidAulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum2024
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2024
Yarrow Case-bearerColeophora argentula2024
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2024
Amauromyza verbasciAmauromyza verbasci2024
Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2024
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2024
Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024

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Fungi22 species

winterautumn

2026

Sycamore Tarspot · Amanita'r Gwybed · Yellow Brain · Torth Felen · Jelly Ear +17

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2024
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
Mahonia RustPuccinia mirabilissima2025
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2025
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2025
Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2025
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2024
Field BlewitsLepista saeva2024
Flavoparmelia sorediansFlavoparmelia soredians2024
RamariaRamaria2024
Spectacular RustgillGymnopilus junonius2024
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2024
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2024

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Plants129 species

springautumn

2026

Bramble · Daisy · Common Nettle · Ivy · Yarrow +124

BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
IvyHedera helix2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
ElderSambucus nigra2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia
ElmUlmus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita2025
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025
PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
MedlarMespilus germanica2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Hairy GarlicAllium subhirsutum2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,070 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspring

2026

Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Robin · Canada Goose · Mute Swan +54

Rock DoveColumba livia
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
GooseAnser2025
CorvidCorvidae2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024

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Mammals11 species

springsummer

2026

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Common Pipistrelle · Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle +6

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2025
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
OtterLutra lutra2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects158 species

summerautumn

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Bluebottle · Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker +153

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
Jet AntLasius fuliginosus
Crypturaphis grassiiCrypturaphis grassii2025
Acidia cognataAcidia cognata2025
Tremulicerus distinguendusTremulicerus distinguendus2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2025
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanaeHyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lampsanae2025
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025
Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
Sturmia bellaSturmia bella2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Phytomyza bipunctataPhytomyza bipunctata2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Nut-tree DotStigmella microtheriella2025
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Common Ridge-backEpermenia chaerophyllella2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Andricus grossulariae f. agamicAndricus grossulariae f. agamic2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Dogwood CutterAntispila petryi2025
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Double LobedLateroligia ophiogramma2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Tawny Sycamore PiercerPammene aurita2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
Rowan ParornixParornix scoticella2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Calycomyza artemisiaeCalycomyza artemisiae2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Oak BeautyBiston strataria2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Agromyza pseudoreptans/reptansAgromyza pseudoreptans/reptans2025
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2025
Myzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicolaMyzocallis (Agrioaphis) castanicola2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall AphidAphis (Aphis) parietariae2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Aphis (Aphis) gossypiiAphis (Aphis) gossypii2025
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae2025
Cacopsylla peregrinaCacopsylla peregrina2025
Curved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexual2025
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2025
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2025
Dasineura tiliaeDasineura tiliae2025
Dasineura thomasianaDasineura thomasiana2025
MelanostomaMelanostoma2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Phytomyza marginellaPhytomyza marginella2025
Takecallis arundicolensTakecallis arundicolens2024
Chaitophorus capreaeChaitophorus capreae2024
Honeysuckle Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter emberizaepenella2024
Crescent-marked Lily AphidAulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum2024
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2024
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus2024
Dasineura crataegiDasineura crataegi2024
Yarrow Case-bearerColeophora argentula2024
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2024
Amauromyza verbasciAmauromyza verbasci2024
Liriomyza amoenaLiriomyza amoena2024
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2024
Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024

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Fungi22 species

winterautumn

2026

Sycamore Tarspot · Amanita'r Gwybed · Yellow Brain · Torth Felen · Jelly Ear +17

Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum2024
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2024
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare2024
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.2025
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae2025
Mahonia RustPuccinia mirabilissima2025
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica2025
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2025
Boeremia hedericolaBoeremia hedericola2025
Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2025
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina2024
Field BlewitsLepista saeva2024
Flavoparmelia sorediansFlavoparmelia soredians2024
RamariaRamaria2024
Spectacular RustgillGymnopilus junonius2024
Silver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureum2024
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2024

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Plants129 species

springautumn

2026

Bramble · Daisy · Common Nettle · Ivy · Yarrow +124

BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
IvyHedera helix2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium
ElderSambucus nigra2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia
ElmUlmus
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Deadly NightshadeAtropa belladonna2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita2025
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Michaelmas-DaisyAster2025
PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
MedlarMespilus germanica2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Hairy GarlicAllium subhirsutum2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus carnea2025
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2025
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2025
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2024
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024

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