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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Deborah Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Swallow +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Swallow +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Great Willowherb, Cock's-foot, Broad-leaved Dock +202 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Willowherb, Cock's-foot, Broad-leaved Dock +202 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Common Chickweed +28 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route86 m

Named routeRef 64Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route817 m

Named routeRef 6Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

4,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Swallow · Red Kite · Swift · Kestrel · Blackbird +40

SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
SwiftApus apus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Great TitParus major2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
MagpiePica pica2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2019

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects58 species

springsummer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +53

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2021
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2021
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Phytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculi2023
AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae2022
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
White-headed Grass-minerElachista albifrontella2021
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis2017

🌿

Plants272 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Ash +267

HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
AshFraxinus excelsior
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
ElderSambucus nigra
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DandelionTaraxacum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
NipplewortLapsana communis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common CouchElymus repens
Field MapleAcer campestre
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Red CampionSilene dioica
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2022
Common DuckweedLemna minor2022
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HazelCorylus avellana
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023
TimothyPhleum pratense2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2022
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2022
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2021
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Black BryonyTamus communis
Common SallowSalix cinerea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HemlockConium maculatum
ElmUlmus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
CowslipPrimula veris2023
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2023
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
daffodilsNarcissus2023
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022
Fat-henChenopodium album2022
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2022
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2022
Water-StarwortCallitriche2021
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2021
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2021
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2021
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2021
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2021
AspenPopulus tremula2021
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2021
Water BentPolypogon viridis2021
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021
Sweet VioletViola odorata2021
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2021
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
OsierSalix viminalis
Hedera helixHedera helix
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Dog-roseRosa canina2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2022
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2022
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2022
Field PansyViola arvensis2022
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2022
ChicoryCichorium intybus2022
PigweedAmaranthus2022
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2022
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2022
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2022
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022
Water CressNasturtium officinale2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2022
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2022
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2022
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2022
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2022
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2022
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Austrian PinePinus nigra2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Green SnowdropGalanthus woronowii2022
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
BoxBuxus sempervirens2022
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2022
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2022
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Erophila vernaErophila verna2022
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2022
Norway SprucePicea abies2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Hybrid Lenten-roseHelleborus x hybridus2022
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2022
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum2022
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022
Leucojum aestivum subsp. pulchellumLeucojum aestivum subsp. pulchellum2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2022
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2022
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2022
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2022
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2021
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2018
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2018
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2018
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2018
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2018
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2018
YewTaxus baccata2018
ButterburPetasites hybridus2017
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2017
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
LilacSyringa vulgaris2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2017
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2017
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Swallow · Red Kite · Swift · Kestrel · Blackbird +40

SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
SwiftApus apus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2019
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Great TitParus major2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
MagpiePica pica2019
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Badger

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians3 species

summer

2019

Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects58 species

springsummer

2025

Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly +53

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2021
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2022
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2021
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2021
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic
Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
Oak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexual
Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
Cola-nut CauserAndricus lignicola f. agamic
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Phytomyza ranunculiPhytomyza ranunculi2023
AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae2022
Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2021
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
White-headed Grass-minerElachista albifrontella2021
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis2017

🌿

Plants272 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Red Dead-nettle · Blackthorn · Ash +267

HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
AshFraxinus excelsior
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
ElderSambucus nigra
DaisyBellis perennis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DandelionTaraxacum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
NipplewortLapsana communis
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
White CloverTrifolium repens
CleaversGalium aparine
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Common CouchElymus repens
Field MapleAcer campestre
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Red CampionSilene dioica
Turkey OakQuercus cerris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2022
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2022
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2022
Common DuckweedLemna minor2022
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2022
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
HazelCorylus avellana
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023
TimothyPhleum pratense2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2022
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2022
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2022
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2022
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2021
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Black BryonyTamus communis
Common SallowSalix cinerea
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
HemlockConium maculatum
ElmUlmus
Field-roseRosa arvensis
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
CowslipPrimula veris2023
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2023
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2023
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2023
daffodilsNarcissus2023
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2022
Fat-henChenopodium album2022
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2022
Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2022
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2022
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
HollyIlex aquifolium2022
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2022
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2022
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2022
Water-StarwortCallitriche2021
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2021
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2021
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2021
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2021
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2021
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2021
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2021
AspenPopulus tremula2021
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea2021
Water BentPolypogon viridis2021
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2021
Sweet VioletViola odorata2021
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2021
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
OsierSalix viminalis
Hedera helixHedera helix
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera
Stellaria mediaStellaria media
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Dog-roseRosa canina2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2022
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2022
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2022
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2022
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2022
Field PansyViola arvensis2022
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2022
ChicoryCichorium intybus2022
PigweedAmaranthus2022
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2022
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2022
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2022
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2022
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2022
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2022
Water MintMentha aquatica2022
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2022
Water CressNasturtium officinale2022
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2022
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
Greater BurdockArctium lappa2022
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2022
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2022
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2022
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2022
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica2022
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2022
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2022
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
Austrian PinePinus nigra2022
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2022
Green SnowdropGalanthus woronowii2022
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
BoxBuxus sempervirens2022
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2022
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2022
Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Erophila vernaErophila verna2022
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2022
Norway SprucePicea abies2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022
Hybrid Lenten-roseHelleborus x hybridus2022
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2022
Viola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorum2022
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2022
Leucojum aestivum subsp. pulchellumLeucojum aestivum subsp. pulchellum2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Rubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifolius2022
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2022
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata2022
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2022
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2021
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2018
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2018
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2018
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata2018
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2018
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2018
WallflowerErysimum cheiri2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2018
YewTaxus baccata2018
ButterburPetasites hybridus2017
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2017
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2017
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2017
LilacSyringa vulgaris2017
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2017
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2017
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2017
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2017
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2017

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