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52.62091, -1.18132

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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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Moorhen +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Moorhen +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Australian Orange-tip, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +176 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Australian Orange-tip, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing +176 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Ivy +91 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Ivy +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +13 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Giant Polypore, Hen Of The Woods +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Giant Polypore, Hen Of The Woods +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

175 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

54,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

54,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +53

Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Mole · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects162 species

autumn

2026

Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · 7-spot Ladybird · Australian Orange-tip · Box Tree Moth +157

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2023
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2023
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2023
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2023
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2023
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2023
Silver YAutographa gamma2023
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2023
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2023
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2023
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2023
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2023
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2023
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2023
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2023
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2023
Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2024
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2023
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2023
Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2023
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2023
White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2023
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2023
Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2023
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2023
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2023
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2023
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2023
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2023
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2023
Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2023
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) capraiOrthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Placochela nigripesPlacochela nigripes2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Dichrooscytus gustaviDichrooscytus gustavi2025
Tropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificus2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthaliiAcetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Golden DotStigmella aurella2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2024
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024
Trypeta artemisiaeTrypeta artemisiae2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Saxifrage PlumeStenoptilia millieridactyla2024
Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Dolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Small Gooseberry SawyerPristiphora appendiculata2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Sulphur Bark MothEsperia sulphurella2024
Empicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundus2024
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2024
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2023
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2023
December MothPoecilocampa populi2023
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2023
Phytomyza gymnostomaPhytomyza gymnostoma2023
Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2023
Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2023
Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2023
Deleaster dichrousDeleaster dichrous2023
BrickSunira circellaris2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis2023
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2023
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2023
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2023
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2023
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2023
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2023
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2023
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2023
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2023
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2023
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2023
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2023
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2023
Hawthorn PiercerGrapholita janthinana2023
Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis2023
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2023
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2023
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2023
Meal MothPyralis farinalis2023
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2023
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2023
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2023

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Fungi8 species

autumn

2025

Glistening Inkcap · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore · Hairy Curtain Crust · Shaggy Inkcap +3

Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024
ParasolaParasola2024
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024
Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina2023

🌿

Plants157 species

autumn

2026

Common Nettle · Bramble · Ivy · Dandelion · Common Sorrel +152

Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
AspenPopulus tremula2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
HazelCorylus avellana
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Dawn RedwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Maidenhair-treeGinkgo biloba2025
Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2024
Hoary CressLepidium draba2024
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2024
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024
Manna AshFraxinus ornus2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2024
Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2023
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2023
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2023
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2023
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2023
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2023
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2023
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2023
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2023
HonestyLunaria annua2023
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
Goat WillowSalix caprea2023
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2023
White StonecropSedum album2023
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2023
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2023
Common OracheAtriplex patula2023
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2023
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023
AppleMalus domestica2023
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
Yellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqii2023
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
BalmMelissa officinalis2023
Tall TutsanHypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2023
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2023
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2023
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2023
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2023
Pyrus SpeciesPyrus2023
SempervivumSempervivum2023
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
OsteospermumOsteospermum jucundum2023
Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum2023
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2023
MintMentha2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
HollyhockAlcea rosea2023
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2023
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2023
Bird CherryPrunus padus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

54,085 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Canada Goose · Mallard · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull +53

Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
CootFulica atra2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Siberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita tristis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Anser anser anserAnser anser anser2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Mole · Otter

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects162 species

autumn

2026

Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · 7-spot Ladybird · Australian Orange-tip · Box Tree Moth +157

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2023
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Australian Orange-tipTachystola acroxantha2023
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2023
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2023
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2023
Black RusticAporophyla nigra2023
Silver YAutographa gamma2023
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2023
Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2023
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2023
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2023
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2023
Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2023
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2023
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2023
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2023
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2023
Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2025
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
PeacockAglais io2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025
Woolly Alder SawflyEriocampa ovata2024
Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2024
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2024
SarcophagaSarcophaga2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Malvapion malvaeMalvapion malvae2024
Buffish Mining BeeAndrena nigroaenea2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024
Perapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathi2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Garden MomphaMompha subbistrigella2024
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2023
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2023
Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2023
Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2023
White-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrella2023
Pale Mottled WillowCaradrina clavipalpis2023
Dewick's PlusiaMacdunnoughia confusa2023
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2023
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2023
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2023
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2023
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2023
Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2023
Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2023
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Andricus kollari/infectorius f. agamicAndricus kollari/infectorius f. agamic2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Orthotylus (Parapachylops) capraiOrthotylus (Parapachylops) caprai2025
Shining Dogwood CutterAntispila metallella2025
Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2025
Psallus (Psallus) anaemicusPsallus (Psallus) anaemicus2025
Placochela nigripesPlacochela nigripes2025
Psallus (Psallus) helenaePsallus (Psallus) helenae2025
Dichrooscytus gustaviDichrooscytus gustavi2025
Tropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificus2025
Acetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthaliiAcetropis (Acetropis) gimmerthalii2025
Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Golden DotStigmella aurella2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2024
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024
Trypeta artemisiaeTrypeta artemisiae2024
Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
MelanostomaMelanostoma2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Saxifrage PlumeStenoptilia millieridactyla2024
Helina impunctaHelina impuncta2024
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024
Dolichopus ungulatusDolichopus ungulatus2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024
Jaapiella veronicaeJaapiella veronicae2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Small Gooseberry SawyerPristiphora appendiculata2024
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024
Sulphur Bark MothEsperia sulphurella2024
Empicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundus2024
Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024
Narrow-winged GreyEudonia angustea2024
Winter MothOperophtera brumata2023
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2023
December MothPoecilocampa populi2023
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2023
Phytomyza gymnostomaPhytomyza gymnostoma2023
Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2023
Juniper CarpetThera juniperata2023
Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2023
Deleaster dichrousDeleaster dichrous2023
BrickSunira circellaris2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis2023
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2023
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2023
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2023
Blair's Shoulder-knotLithophane leautieri2023
Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2023
Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2023
Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2023
Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2023
White-pointMythimna albipuncta2023
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2023
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2023
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2023
Marbled BeautyBryophila domestica2023
Hawthorn PiercerGrapholita janthinana2023
Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis2023
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2023
Barred SallowTiliacea aurago2023
Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2023
Meal MothPyralis farinalis2023
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2023
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2023
Cypress PugEupithecia phoeniceata2023

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Fungi8 species

autumn

2025

Glistening Inkcap · Hen Of The Woods · Giant Polypore · Hairy Curtain Crust · Shaggy Inkcap +3

Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Hen Of The WoodsGrifola frondosa
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2024
ParasolaParasola2024
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans2024
Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina2023

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Plants157 species

autumn

2026

Common Nettle · Bramble · Ivy · Dandelion · Common Sorrel +152

Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
IvyHedera helix2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
AspenPopulus tremula2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
HazelCorylus avellana
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2024
Water BentPolypogon viridis2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Dawn RedwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
Maidenhair-treeGinkgo biloba2025
Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2025
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
White PoplarPopulus alba2024
Hoary CressLepidium draba2024
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2024
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2024
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024
Manna AshFraxinus ornus2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2024
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2024
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2024
Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2024
Caucasian WingnutPterocarya fraxinifolia2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2023
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2023
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2023
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2023
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2023
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2023
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2023
TomatoSolanum lycopersicum2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2023
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023
Jersey CudweedLaphangium luteoalbum2023
HonestyLunaria annua2023
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2023
Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
Goat WillowSalix caprea2023
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2023
White StonecropSedum album2023
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2023
Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2023
Common OracheAtriplex patula2023
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Stag's-horn SumachRhus typhina2023
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023
AppleMalus domestica2023
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
Yellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqii2023
Tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima2023
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
BalmMelissa officinalis2023
Tall TutsanHypericum androsaemum x hircinum = H. x inodorum2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2023
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2023
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana2023
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2023
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2023
Pyrus SpeciesPyrus2023
SempervivumSempervivum2023
FuchsiaFuchsia magellanica2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
OsteospermumOsteospermum jucundum2023
Cappadocian MapleAcer cappadocicum2023
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2023
MintMentha2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
HollyhockAlcea rosea2023
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2023
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2023
Bird CherryPrunus padus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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