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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.05428, -3.35821
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blue Tit, Mallard +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Peacock, Meadow Brown +91 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Notched Rustwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Pocket-moss +80 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
West Deane WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WDWRegional walking route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,089 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,089 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🌿Plants149 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Nettle · Cat's-ear · Knotgrass · Sweet Vernal-grass · Toad Rush +144
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius
- Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,089 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Raven · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +19
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great Northern DiverGavia immer
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
🌿Plants149 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Nettle · Cat's-ear · Knotgrass · Sweet Vernal-grass · Toad Rush +144
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
- Toad RushJuncus bufonius
- Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseTrifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartitaTrifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartitaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisUrtica dioica subsp. subinermisUrtica dioica subsp. subinermisUrtica dioica subsp. subinermisUrtica dioica subsp. subinermisWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataSix-stamened WaterwortElatine hexandraSix-stamened WaterwortElatine hexandraSand SpurreySpergularia rubraSand SpurreySpergularia rubraSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraOrange FoxtailAlopecurus aequalisOrange FoxtailAlopecurus aequalisNorthern Yellow-cressRorippa islandicaNorthern Yellow-cressRorippa islandicaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisMarsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustrisHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaWater-purslaneLythrum portulaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaMuskErythranthe moschataMuskErythranthe moschataWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusIvy-leaved CrowfootRanunculus hederaceusCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataSmall Sweet-grassGlyceria declinataRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraRed GoosefootOxybasis rubraShoreweedLittorella unifloraShoreweedLittorella unifloraRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusRumex crispus subsp. crispusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaLousewortPedicularis sylvaticaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaHeath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataHeath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaHairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisWestern GorseUlex galliiWestern GorseUlex galliiBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaSouthern Wood-rushLuzula forsteriSouthern Wood-rushLuzula forsteriSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustreMarsh WillowherbEpilobium palustrePolypodiumPolypodiumPolypodiumPolypodiumClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataClimbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaCarnation SedgeCarex paniceaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBog StitchwortStellaria alsineBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaMarsh VioletViola palustrisMarsh VioletViola palustrisSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaEvents & activities nearby
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