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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +70 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff +70 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Lily Beetle, Small White +19 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Sycamore, Selfheal +66 more · last seen 2017
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,534 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Pied Flycatcher · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +29
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2012
- RobinErithacus rubecula2012
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2012
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2012
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2012
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- DunnockPrunella modularis2011
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2011
- MagpiePica pica2011
- SwiftApus apus2011
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2019
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra2016
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Large White · Lily Beetle · Small White · Large Skipper · Meadow Brown
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2016
- Small WhitePieris rapae2015
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015
Bluebell · Bracken · White Clover · Heath-grass · Yorkshire-fog +64
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
- White CloverTrifolium repens2016
- Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2016
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,534 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Pied Flycatcher · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +29
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2012
- RobinErithacus rubecula2012
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2012
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2011
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2011
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2012
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2012
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
- DunnockPrunella modularis2011
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2011
- MagpiePica pica2011
- SwiftApus apus2011
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2011
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2019
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- OtterLutra lutra2016
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Large White · Lily Beetle · Small White · Large Skipper · Meadow Brown
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2016
- Small WhitePieris rapae2015
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2015
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015
Bluebell · Bracken · White Clover · Heath-grass · Yorkshire-fog +64
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016
- White CloverTrifolium repens2016
- Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2016
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2016
2016
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2016Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2016Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2016Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2016Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2016Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2016SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2016Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016HazelCorylus avellana2016HazelCorylus avellana2016Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2016Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2016Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2016SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2016Sessile OakQuercus petraea2016Sessile OakQuercus petraea2016Black MedickMedicago lupulina2016Black MedickMedicago lupulina2016Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2016Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2016Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2016Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2016GorseUlex europaeus2016GorseUlex europaeus2016HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2016Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2016Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2016HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016Common ChickweedStellaria media2016Common ChickweedStellaria media2016Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2016Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2016Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2016Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2016Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2016Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016Western GorseUlex gallii2016Western GorseUlex gallii2016Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2016Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2016Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2016Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2016Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2016Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2016Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2016Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2016Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2016Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016Common BentAgrostis capillaris2016Early Hair-grassAira praecox2016Early Hair-grassAira praecox2016Common VetchVicia sativa2016Common VetchVicia sativa2016Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2016Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2016Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2016Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2016Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2016Red FescueFestuca rubra2016Red FescueFestuca rubra2016Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2016Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2016FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2016Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2016Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2016Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2016Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2016Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2016TormentilPotentilla erecta2016TormentilPotentilla erecta2016YarrowAchillea millefolium2016YarrowAchillea millefolium2016Wild ThymeThymus drucei2016Wild ThymeThymus drucei2016Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2016Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2016Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016AshFraxinus excelsior2016AshFraxinus excelsior2016Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2016Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2016Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016Common SorrelRumex acetosa2016Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2016TimothyPhleum pratense2016TimothyPhleum pratense2016Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2016Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2016Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2016Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2016English StonecropSedum anglicum2016English StonecropSedum anglicum2016