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Talla Reservoir

748 ha

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55.47912, -3.39554

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Mallard
🌿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

🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Mallard
🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Mallard, Common Sandpiper +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Mallard, Common Sandpiper +52 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 — Rowan, Glaucous Sedge, Cuckooflower +335 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Rowan, Glaucous Sedge, Cuckooflower +335 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Wild Thyme, Wood-sorrel +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Pachytodes cerambyciformis, Brown Chafer +21 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Green-veined White, Pachytodes cerambyciformis, Brown Chafer +21 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Grey Mare's Tail and Loch Skeen TrailWalking route

Named routeRef RW 3Local walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Innerleithen Purple RouteCycling route86 km

Named routeRef purpleLength 86 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,737 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,737 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Goosander +50

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoosanderMergus merganser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DipperCinclus cinclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GullLarus canus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Stoat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
StoatMustela erminea2020

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2024

Pachytodes cerambyciformis · Brown Chafer

Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2022

🌿

Plants259 species

summerautumn

2022

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Sitka Spruce · Ribwort Plantain · Smooth Lady's-mantle · Foxglove +254

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Water AvensGeum rivale
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Quaking-grassBriza media
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
PignutConopodium majus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
DaisyBellis perennis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HawkweedHieracium
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
YarrowAchillea millefolium
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
DandelionTaraxacum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Starry SaxifrageMicranthes stellaris
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
AspenPopulus tremula
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
BlinksMontia fontana
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Rosa mollisRosa mollis
Mountain SorrelOxyria digyna
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Stiff SedgeCarex bigelowii
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Pyrenean ScurvygrassCochlearia pyrenaica
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
EyebrightEuphrasia2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
European LarchLarix decidua
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
Chickweed WillowherbEpilobium alsinifolium
Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
HollyIlex aquifolium
Mountain Male-fernDryopteris oreades
Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Mountain PansyViola lutea
Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum
Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense
BugleAjuga reptans
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
Dwarf BirchBetula nana
Dark-leaved WillowSalix myrsinifolia
Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis
Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Taylor's FlapwortMylia taylorii2021
Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2021
Downy Plait-mossStereodon callichrous2021
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2021
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021
Bitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitae2021
Cordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifolia2021
Shaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratum2021
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2021
Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2021
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2018
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2018
Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2018
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2018
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2018
Norway SprucePicea abies2018
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2018
Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2018
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2018
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2018
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2018
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,737 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Mallard · Meadow Pipit · Chaffinch · Pied Wagtail · Goosander +50

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoosanderMergus merganser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DipperCinclus cinclus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RavenCorvus corax
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Great TitParus major2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
SiskinSpinus spinus2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2019
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GullLarus canus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2018
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Squirrel · Stoat

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
StoatMustela erminea2020

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2024

Pachytodes cerambyciformis · Brown Chafer

Pachytodes cerambyciformisPachytodes cerambyciformis
Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2022

🌿

Plants259 species

summerautumn

2022

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Sitka Spruce · Ribwort Plantain · Smooth Lady's-mantle · Foxglove +254

Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
Mat-grassNardus stricta
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common SedgeCarex nigra
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Water AvensGeum rivale
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Lemon-scented FernOreopteris limbosperma
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris
Viviparous Sheep's-fescueFestuca vivipara
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Marsh Hawk's-beardCrepis paludosa
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Wood Crane's-billGeranium sylvaticum
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
White CloverTrifolium repens
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus
Quaking-grassBriza media
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
PignutConopodium majus
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
Star SedgeCarex echinata
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium
DaisyBellis perennis
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HawkweedHieracium
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre
YarrowAchillea millefolium
New Zealand WillowherbEpilobium brunnescens
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
DandelionTaraxacum
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
DeergrassTrichophorum cespitosum
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Marsh VioletViola palustris
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
Starry SaxifrageMicranthes stellaris
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Eared WillowSalix aurita
Pill SedgeCarex pilulifera
Lesser ClubmossSelaginella selaginoides
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Dryopteris borreriDryopteris borreri
AspenPopulus tremula
Spreading Meadow-grassPoa humilis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
BlinksMontia fontana
Dryopteris cambrensisDryopteris cambrensis
Callitriche stagnalisCallitriche stagnalis
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Agrostis caninaAgrostis canina
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
Pedunculate Water-starwortCallitriche brutia
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Rosa mollisRosa mollis
Mountain SorrelOxyria digyna
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Dioecious SedgeCarex dioica
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Stiff SedgeCarex bigelowii
Downy OatAvenula pubescens
Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Pyrenean ScurvygrassCochlearia pyrenaica
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
Oak FernGymnocarpium dryopteris
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
EyebrightEuphrasia2018
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
European LarchLarix decidua
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Northern DockRumex longifolius
Grey AlderAlnus incana
Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus
Chickweed WillowherbEpilobium alsinifolium
Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia
Few-flowered Spike-rushEleocharis quinqueflora
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
Mountain EverlastingAntennaria dioica
HollyIlex aquifolium
Mountain Male-fernDryopteris oreades
Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis
Common Cow-wheatMelampyrum pratense
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica
Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride
Asplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalensAsplenium trichomanes subsp. quadrivalens
Brown BentAgrostis vinealis
Mountain PansyViola lutea
Alpine ClubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum
Faeroes DandelionTaraxacum faeroense
BugleAjuga reptans
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Bell HeatherErica cinerea
Erophila vernaErophila verna
Fir ClubmossHuperzia selago
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata
Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara
Dwarf BirchBetula nana
Dark-leaved WillowSalix myrsinifolia
Hairy Lady's-mantleAlchemilla filicaulis
Parsley FernCryptogramma crispa
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Taylor's FlapwortMylia taylorii2021
Crisped NeckeraNeckera crispa2021
Downy Plait-mossStereodon callichrous2021
Long-shanked PincushionPtychomitrium polyphyllum2021
Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021
Bitter ScalewortPorella arboris-vitae2021
Cordate FlapwortJungermannia eucordifolia2021
Shaded Wood-mossHylocomiastrum umbratum2021
Narrow Mushroom-headed LiverwortMarchantia quadrata2021
Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2021
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Creeping Forget-me-notMyosotis secunda2018
Stag's-horn ClubmossLycopodium clavatum2018
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2018
AshFraxinus excelsior2018
Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Glaucous Dog-RoseRosa vosagiaca2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Marsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellata2018
Red-berried ElderSambucus racemosa2018
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2018
Common Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre subsp. palustre2018
Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2018
Norway SprucePicea abies2018
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2018
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2018
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2018
Smith's PepperwortLepidium heterophyllum2018
Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2018
Heath-grassDanthonia decumbens2018
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2018
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2018
Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiper2018
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2018
Marsh ArrowgrassTriglochin palustris2018
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2018
Soft Downy-roseRosa mollis2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Tawny SedgeCarex hostiana2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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