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Swithland Reservoir

139 ha

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52.72111, -1.17368

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🍄Mushroom 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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Ivy, White Dead-nettle +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Sarcoscypha, Ramalina farinacea +40 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, Sarcoscypha, Ramalina farinacea +40 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed, Common Nettle +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Comma +166 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Comma +166 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 2Local cycle route

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route

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Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

56,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

56,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds77 species

summerautumn

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck +72

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025

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Mammals6 species

summerwinter

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Rabbit +1

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

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Insects168 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Comma · Meadow Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper +163

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
CommaPolygonia c-album
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
PeacockAglais io
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Small GreyEudonia mercurella2025
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common BagwormPsyche casta
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2025
Acleris laterana/comarianaAcleris laterana/comariana2025
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2025
Sallow DotStigmella salicis2025
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Grey SmokeLuffia lapidella2025
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2025
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata2025
Ribautiana cruciataRibautiana cruciata2025
Notus flavipennisNotus flavipennis2025
Two-cell Gall CauserCynips disticha f. agamic2025
Dioxyna bidentisDioxyna bidentis2025
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2025
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025
Saldula pallipesSaldula pallipes2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Wax MothGalleria mellonella2025
Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2025
Treble-barAplocera plagiata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2025
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2025
Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella2025
Barred Grass-mothAgriphila inquinatella2025
Notch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025
Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025
Carrion MothMonopis weaverella2025
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2025
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Blood-veinTimandra comae2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2025
Small MagpieAnania hortulata2025
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2025
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025
Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2025
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025
Mottled White TortrixGypsonoma sociana2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2025
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Burnet MothZygaena2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2025

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Fungi44 species

winterautumn

2026

Blushing Bracket · Sarcoscypha · Ramalina farinacea · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. · Common Orange Lichen +39

Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans2025
GymnopusGymnopus2025
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
CrepidotusCrepidotus
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025
Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2025
Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus2025
Lathagrium auriformeLathagrium auriforme2025
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
Indet. EarthballScleroderma2025
Dothidella ulmiDothidella ulmi2025
Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2025
White SaddleHelvella crispa2025
Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2025
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2025
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites2025
Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025
Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025
Physoderma pulposumPhysoderma pulposum2025
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2025
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera2025
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus2025

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Plants97 species

wintersummer

2026

Dog's Mercury · Ivy · White Dead-nettle · Holly · Common Chickweed +92

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
IvyHedera helix
White Dead-nettleLamium album
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common NettleUrtica dioica
NipplewortLapsana communis
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
GorseUlex europaeus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
BulrushTypha latifolia
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
CowslipPrimula veris
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Red OakQuercus rubra
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
BalmMelissa officinalis
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DaisyBellis perennis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2025
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
HawkweedHieracium2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

56,914 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

summerautumn

2026

Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck +72

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MagpiePica pica
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
SwiftApus apus2025

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Mammals6 species

summerwinter

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger · Rabbit +1

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects168 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Speckled Wood · Comma · Meadow Grasshopper · Field Grasshopper +163

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
CommaPolygonia c-album
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2025
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2025
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2025
PeacockAglais io
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
HornetVespa crabro2025
YponomeutaYponomeuta2025
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2025
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2025
CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2025
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2025
Small WhitePieris rapae2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
Small GreyEudonia mercurella2025
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2025
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common BagwormPsyche casta
Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2025
Straw DotRivula sericealis2025
German WaspVespula germanica2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2025
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Large WhitePieris brassicae2025
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2025
Acleris laterana/comarianaAcleris laterana/comariana2025
Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2025
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2025
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis
Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2025
Sallow DotStigmella salicis2025
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella2025
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2025
Grey SmokeLuffia lapidella2025
Pale TussockCalliteara pudibunda2025
Cicadula quadrinotataCicadula quadrinotata2025
Ribautiana cruciataRibautiana cruciata2025
Notus flavipennisNotus flavipennis2025
Two-cell Gall CauserCynips disticha f. agamic2025
Dioxyna bidentisDioxyna bidentis2025
Errastunus ocellarisErrastunus ocellaris2025
Elaphrus ripariusElaphrus riparius2025
Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2025
Saldula pallipesSaldula pallipes2025
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2025
Wax MothGalleria mellonella2025
Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2025
Treble-barAplocera plagiata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2025
Megacoelum infusumMegacoelum infusum2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2025
Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella2025
Barred Grass-mothAgriphila inquinatella2025
Notch Wing TortixAcleris emargana2025
Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2025
Carrion MothMonopis weaverella2025
Lesser Swallow ProminentPheosia gnoma2025
Bulrush WainscotNonagria typhae2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Maiden's BlushCyclophora punctaria2025
Little GreyEudonia lacustrata2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic2025
Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic2025
Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2025
Mint MothPyrausta aurata2025
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2025
Tree-lichen BeautyCryphia algae2025
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata2025
Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2025
Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2025
Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2025
Blood-veinTimandra comae2025
Early ThornSelenia dentaria2025
Copper Underwing agg.Amphipyra pyramidea agg.2025
Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2025
Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2025
Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2025
Least CarpetIdaea rusticata2025
Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2025
Rosy Knot-hornOncocera semirubella2025
Small Dusty WaveIdaea seriata2025
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2025
Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2025
Peach BlossomThyatira batis2025
Small Fan-footHerminia grisealis2025
Small MagpieAnania hortulata2025
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2025
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2025
Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2025
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2025
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2025
Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2025
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2025
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2025
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2025
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2025
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2025
Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2025
SycamoreAcronicta aceris2025
Mottled White TortrixGypsonoma sociana2025
Buff FootmanEilema depressa2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Green PugPasiphila rectangulata2025
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2025
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2025
Lesser Cream WaveScopula immutata2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Burnet MothZygaena2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Orange FootmanEilema sororcula2025

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Fungi44 species

winterautumn

2026

Blushing Bracket · Sarcoscypha · Ramalina farinacea · Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat. · Common Orange Lichen +39

Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae2025
Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025
Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans2025
GymnopusGymnopus2025
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
Parmotrema perlatumParmotrema perlatum
TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
Oak MossEvernia prunastri
CrepidotusCrepidotus
Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa
Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum
Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
Wrinkled CrustPhlebia radiata2025
Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2025
Cushion BracketPhellinus pomaceus2025
Lathagrium auriformeLathagrium auriforme2025
Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica2025
Indet. EarthballScleroderma2025
Dothidella ulmiDothidella ulmi2025
Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2025
White SaddleHelvella crispa2025
Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2025
Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2025
Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025
Shaggy ParasolChlorophyllum rhacodes2025
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025
White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites2025
Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025
Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025
Dark Honey FungusArmillaria ostoyae2025
Weeping WidowLacrymaria lacrymabunda2025
Physoderma pulposumPhysoderma pulposum2025
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2025
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera2025
Shaggy BracketInonotus hispidus2025

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Plants97 species

wintersummer

2026

Dog's Mercury · Ivy · White Dead-nettle · Holly · Common Chickweed +92

Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
IvyHedera helix
White Dead-nettleLamium album
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Common NettleUrtica dioica
NipplewortLapsana communis
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
GorseUlex europaeus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
CleaversGalium aparine
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
BulrushTypha latifolia
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
CowslipPrimula veris
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
Red OakQuercus rubra
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
Biting StonecropSedum acre
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
BalmMelissa officinalis
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
DaisyBellis perennis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Rusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterach
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2025
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
HawkweedHieracium2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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