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📷 Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Dipper
✦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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Dipper
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Dipper, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Dipper, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Ciliated Fringewort +44 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Ciliated Fringewort +44 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Green-veined White, Common Hawker +18 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Emerald Damselfly, Green-veined White, Common Hawker +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Skullcap Dapperling · last seen 2013; Fungi — Skullcap Dapperling · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route14.1 km

Named routeRef 47Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route12.6 km

Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.7 km

Named routeRef 47Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

618 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

wintersummer

2025

Tawny Owl · Dipper · Linnet · Starling · Cuckoo +46

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
MagpiePica pica2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2014

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Otter · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
OtterLutra lutra2016
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects16 species

springautumn

2024

Emerald Damselfly · Green-veined White · Common Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Small White +11

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2013
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2013
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2014
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2013
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2013
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2015
Limnephilus luridusLimnephilus luridus2014
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2014
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2014
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2014
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2014

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2013

Skullcap Dapperling

Skullcap DapperlingLeucocoprinus brebissonii

🌿

Plants46 species

winter

2017

Japanese Knotweed · Ciliated Fringewort · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss · Revolute Beard-moss · Great Plait-moss +41

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii
Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens
Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Polytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigoniale
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Zygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimus
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum
Marsupella emarginataMarsupella emarginata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

618 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

wintersummer

2025

Tawny Owl · Dipper · Linnet · Starling · Cuckoo +46

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
DipperCinclus cinclus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
CuckooCuculus canorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
MagpiePica pica2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2016
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2017
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2014

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Otter · Red Fox

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
OtterLutra lutra2016
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects16 species

springautumn

2024

Emerald Damselfly · Green-veined White · Common Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Small White +11

Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2013
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2013
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2014
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2013
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2013
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2015
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2015
Limnephilus luridusLimnephilus luridus2014
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2014
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2014
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2014
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2014

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2013

Skullcap Dapperling

Skullcap DapperlingLeucocoprinus brebissonii

🌿

Plants46 species

winter

2017

Japanese Knotweed · Ciliated Fringewort · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss · Revolute Beard-moss · Great Plait-moss +41

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
Revolute Beard-mossPseudocrossidium revolutum
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Brunton's Dog-toothCynodontium bruntonii
Pale Thread-mossBryum pallens
Alpine HaircapPolytrichastrum alpinum
Nut-mossDiphyscium foliosum
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides
Narrow-leaved Fringe-mossRacomitrium aquaticum
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Western EarwortScapania gracilis
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Green Mountain Fringe-mossRacomitrium fasciculare
Polytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigoniale
Nodding Thread-mossPohlia nutans
Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus
Zygodon viridissimusZygodon viridissimus
Heath EarwortScapania irrigua
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflata
Heterocladium heteropterumHeterocladium heteropterum
Marsupella emarginataMarsupella emarginata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Variable Crisp-mossTrichostomum brachydontium
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Andreaea rothii subsp. falcataAndreaea rothii subsp. falcata
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Hair-pointed GrimmiaGrimmia trichophylla
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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