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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.36990, -0.42946
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Greenfinch
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Greenfinch
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Greenfinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Greenfinch, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Xanthocarpia crenulatella, Myriolecis albescens, Chewing Gum Lichen +94 more · last seen 2011
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Small White +79 more · last seen 2024
Free
Grade II* listed building: PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Common Pocket-moss, Wall Screw-moss +35 more · last seen 2012
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km▾
49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
St Peter's church, Molesworth
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,087 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Spotted Flycatcher · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow +23
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Barbastelle · Muntjac +2
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
- Common ToadBufo bufo2021
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Platycheirus manicatus · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +41
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2021
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2020▾
Common Knapweed · White Stonecrop · Common Centaury · Bearded Couch · Bee Orchid +12
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- White StonecropSedum album
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,087 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRook · Spotted Flycatcher · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow +23
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Barbastelle · Muntjac +2
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Indet. DeerCervidae2023
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
- Common ToadBufo bufo2021
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Painted Lady · Meadow Brown · Platycheirus manicatus · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +41
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2021
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
🌿Plants17 species
springsummer
2020▾
Common Knapweed · White Stonecrop · Common Centaury · Bearded Couch · Bee Orchid +12
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- White StonecropSedum album
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes2022
Vulpes vulpes2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus20212019
2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisEssex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Narrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena lonicerae2019Narrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena lonicerae2019Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2022Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorAlticaAlticaAlticaAlticaNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2021Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2021Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2021Vestal Cuckoo BeeBombus vestalis2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2020Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2020Tachina feraTachina fera2020Tachina feraTachina fera2020Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2020Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2020Empis lividaEmpis livida2020Empis lividaEmpis livida2020Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2020Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2020Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019Burnet CompanionEuclidia glyphica2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Wood-sedge
Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica
Carex sylvatica
DewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansEvents & activities nearby
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