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56.66440, -5.25453
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit 🍄 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
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit 🍄 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 — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Parmotrema crinitum +43 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Lungwort Lichen, Parmelia saxatilis s. lat., Parmotrema crinitum +43 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Beech, Bracken +104 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cock's-foot, Beech, Bracken +104 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Beech, Bramble, Common Nettle +12 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Phylidorea fulvonervosa, Erioptera flavata, Dicranomyia rufiventris +43 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Phylidorea fulvonervosa, Erioptera flavata, Dicranomyia rufiventris +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 78 Cycling route ▾
NCN National Route 78 (south)
Named route Ref 78 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 78 Length 62 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 78 Length 215 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 78 Length 899 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 78 Length 408 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 78 Length 177 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,217 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Eider Somateria mollissima Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Shag Gulosus aristotelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goosander Mergus merganser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Sand Martin Riparia riparia House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Badger · Red Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles2024 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Agromyza idaeiana
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Agromyza idaeiana Agromyza idaeiana2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Wood Anemone · Shining Crane's-bill +9
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024 Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2024 Common Figwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,217 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +48
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Eider Somateria mollissima Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Shag Gulosus aristotelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle Common Gull Larus canus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Goosander Mergus merganser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Skylark Alauda arvensis Sand Martin Riparia riparia House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Gannet Morus bassanus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Badger · Red Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Badger Meles meles2024 Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2023 Emerald Damselfly · Black Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Agromyza idaeiana
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Agromyza idaeiana Agromyza idaeiana2023 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Wood Anemone · Shining Crane's-bill +9
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2024 Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum2024 Common Figwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scrophularia nodosa2023
Scrophularia nodosa2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2023
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2023
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2023
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2023
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2023 