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Dogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.35315, -3.97411
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Barn Owl
- ✦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
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Barn Owl
- ✦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 — Woodcock, Barn Owl, Wren +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Hedgehog, Otter, Badger +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, River Feather-moss +176 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Magpie Inkcap, Dog Lichen, Bitter Chocolate Rust · last seen 2021
Varies
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Wildlife to spot
2,971 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,971 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodcock · Barn Owl · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Blackbird +16
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Polecat · Brown Hare · Otter +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Cherry Gall Causer +29
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2021
- Hairy Shieldbug
🌿Plants42 species
springautumn
2024▾
Yarrow · Dandelion · Bramble · Hogweed · Blackthorn +37
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Common Sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,971 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodcock · Barn Owl · Chaffinch · Willow Warbler · Blackbird +16
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- MagpiePica pica2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
🦌Mammals11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Polecat · Brown Hare · Otter +6
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- BadgerMeles meles
- PolecatMustela putorius2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- OtterLutra lutra
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Eristalis pertinax · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Cherry Gall Causer +29
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Cherry Gall CauserCynips quercusfolii f. agamic2021
- Hairy Shieldbug
🌿Plants42 species
springautumn
2024▾
Yarrow · Dandelion · Bramble · Hogweed · Blackthorn +37
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Common Sorrel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum2024
Dolycoris baccarum2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Anthocharis cardamines cardaminesAnthocharis cardamines cardamines2024Anthocharis cardamines cardaminesAnthocharis cardamines cardamines2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Silver YAutographa gamma2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024AquariusAquarius2024AquariusAquarius2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2022Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2022Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica2022StenodemaStenodema2022StenodemaStenodema2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2022Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2022Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2022Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2022Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2022Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2022Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2022Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022Xylota segnisXylota segnis2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2022Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2021Common Spangle CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic2021Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2021Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic2021Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2021Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2021Oak AppleBiorhiza pallida2021Oak AppleBiorhiza pallida2021Rumex acetosa
Rumex acetosa
Red CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumFoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2021Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2021BedstrawGalium2021BedstrawGalium2021Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2021Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2021Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2021Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021TormentilPotentilla erecta2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021