Standing Stones of Newton
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54.84686, -4.25880
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Garden Carpet, Square-spot Rustic, Purple Bar +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Garden Carpet, Square-spot Rustic, Purple Bar +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby
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Named route Ref 7 Length 11.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 320 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Named route Ref 7 Length 925 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map Photos Grass in the field next to the standing stones at Newton Farm
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Wildlife to spot
4,756 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Mute Swan +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Melangyna umbellatarum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax +6
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Ceratinostoma ostiorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,756 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Mute Swan +31
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Great Tit Parus major2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Gannet Morus bassanus2023 🦌 Mammals 10 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Fallow Deer +5
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Fallow Deer Dama dama 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Melangyna umbellatarum · Marmalade Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax +6
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2024 Ceratinostoma ostiorum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Deer
Red Deer
Cervus elaphus
Cervus elaphus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Badger Meles meles2024
Polecat Mustela putorius2023
Polecat Mustela putorius2023 Ceratinostoma ostiorum2024
Ceratinostoma ostiorum2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Bergmann’s Willow Nematine Euura bergmanni2024
Bergmann’s Willow Nematine Euura bergmanni2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2024 