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52.61515, -1.14024

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Visiting this summer

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
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Elder, Ivy +78 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Elder, Ivy +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter +188 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Batman Hoverfly, Common Darter +188 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Bramble, Hogweed +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

154 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

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

Wildlife to spot

63,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

63,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds71 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +66

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
CootFulica atra2025

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Mammals10 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle +5

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
American MinkNeovison vison2025

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Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

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Fish1 species

summer

2025

Common Bream

Common BreamAbramis brama

🐝

Insects191 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Common Darter · Small Copper +186

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
CommaPolygonia c-album
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Metidiocerus rutilansMetidiocerus rutilans
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Delphacodes venosusDelphacodes venosus
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis
Callitula pyrrhogasterCallitula pyrrhogaster
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cardiastethus fasciiventrisCardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Vulgichneumon saturatoriusVulgichneumon saturatorius2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Cistogaster globosaCistogaster globosa2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Empicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025
Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2025
Thaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notata
Euplectrus bicolorEuplectrus bicolor
Trichomalus repandusTrichomalus repandus
Microterys tricoloricornisMicroterys tricoloricornis
Psilocera obscuraPsilocera obscura
AprostocetusAprostocetus
PeacockAglais io
Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris
Stenomalina gracilisStenomalina gracilis
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Cyrtogaster vulgarisCyrtogaster vulgaris
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
MymaridaeMymaridae
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
TrimorusTrimorus
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Epiclerus panyasEpiclerus panyas
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis2025
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculataLinnavuoriana sexmaculata2025
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025
Psylla alniPsylla alni2025
Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis2025
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Notch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) viridinervisOrthotylus (Orthotylus) viridinervis2025
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2025
Amblyteles armatoriusAmblyteles armatorius2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Old LadyMormo maura2025
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
White Plume MothPterophorus pentadactyla2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Beautiful China-markNymphula nitidulata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025

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Fungi9 species

winterautumn

2026

Candlesnuff Fungus · Puccinia lapsanae · Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Bird's Nest · Common Orange Lichen +4

Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus2025
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2025

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Plants81 species

summerautumn

2026

Purple-loosestrife · Elder · Ivy · Sweet Violet · Silver Birch +76

Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
ElderSambucus nigra
IvyHedera helix
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Silver BirchBetula pendula
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
White WillowSalix alba2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
Common NettleUrtica dioica
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Dawn RedwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Maidenhair-treeGinkgo biloba2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HemlockConium maculatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

63,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds71 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +66

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoosanderMergus merganser
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
TealAnas crecca2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Southern CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo sinensis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
CootFulica atra2025

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Mammals10 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Muntjac · Common Pipistrelle +5

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2025
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2025
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2025
American MinkNeovison vison2025

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Amphibians4 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog · Palmate Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

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Fish1 species

summer

2025

Common Bream

Common BreamAbramis brama

🐝

Insects191 species

summer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Common Darter · Small Copper +186

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2025
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
CommaPolygonia c-album
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Metidiocerus rutilansMetidiocerus rutilans
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris
Delphacodes venosusDelphacodes venosus
Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea
Lygus pratensisLygus pratensis
Callitula pyrrhogasterCallitula pyrrhogaster
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Cardiastethus fasciiventrisCardiastethus fasciiventris2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
LuciliaLucilia2025
Vulgichneumon saturatoriusVulgichneumon saturatorius2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Cistogaster globosaCistogaster globosa2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
SarcophagaSarcophaga2025
Empicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundus2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025
Nowickia feroxNowickia ferox2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Lunar Hornet MothSesia bembeciformis2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2025
Thaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notata
Euplectrus bicolorEuplectrus bicolor
Trichomalus repandusTrichomalus repandus
Microterys tricoloricornisMicroterys tricoloricornis
Psilocera obscuraPsilocera obscura
AprostocetusAprostocetus
PeacockAglais io
Asaphes vulgarisAsaphes vulgaris
Stenomalina gracilisStenomalina gracilis
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Cyrtogaster vulgarisCyrtogaster vulgaris
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
MymaridaeMymaridae
Drymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticus
TrimorusTrimorus
Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
Epiclerus panyasEpiclerus panyas
European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis
Peritrechus geniculatusPeritrechus geniculatus
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides2025
Ribautiana tenerrimaRibautiana tenerrima2025
Empoasca vitisEmpoasca vitis2025
Scolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni2025
Linnavuoriana sexmaculataLinnavuoriana sexmaculata2025
Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025
Psylla alniPsylla alni2025
Ribautiana debilisRibautiana debilis2025
Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025
Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiaeChromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae2025
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Notch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2025
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Plane Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter platani2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
VapourerOrgyia antiqua2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
EurygasterEurygaster2025
Urophora carduiUrophora cardui2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025
MinettiaMinettia2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Idiocerus stigmaticalisIdiocerus stigmaticalis2025
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliaePhytocoris (Phytocoris) tiliae2025
Orthotylus (Orthotylus) viridinervisOrthotylus (Orthotylus) viridinervis2025
Populicerus confususPopulicerus confusus2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Helophilus hybridusHelophilus hybridus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2025
Invertebrates (Flies)Diptera2025
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2025
Amblyteles armatoriusAmblyteles armatorius2025
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2025
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Terellia tussilaginisTerellia tussilaginis2025
Old LadyMormo maura2025
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
White Plume MothPterophorus pentadactyla2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
Beautiful China-markNymphula nitidulata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025

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Fungi9 species

winterautumn

2026

Candlesnuff Fungus · Puccinia lapsanae · Lecidella elaeochroma · Common Bird's Nest · Common Orange Lichen +4

Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Puccinia lapsanaePuccinia lapsanae
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Common Bird's NestCrucibulum laeve
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2025
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus2025
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus2025
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus2025

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Plants81 species

summerautumn

2026

Purple-loosestrife · Elder · Ivy · Sweet Violet · Silver Birch +76

Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
ElderSambucus nigra
IvyHedera helix
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Silver BirchBetula pendula
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
White PoplarPopulus alba2025
White WillowSalix alba2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Glory-of-the-snowScilla forbesii
Common NettleUrtica dioica
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
CleaversGalium aparine
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025
Evergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicus2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Swamp CypressTaxodium distichum2025
Silver LimeTilia tomentosa2025
Dawn RedwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Maidenhair-treeGinkgo biloba2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
PlumPrunus domestica subsp. domestica2025
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2025
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2025
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2025
KnapweedCentaurea2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HemlockConium maculatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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