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Getting here
51.97658, -3.99216
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Goldeneye +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Goldeneye +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Heath Bedstraw, Navelwort +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Heath Bedstraw, Navelwort +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Barren Strawberry, Bilberry +6 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Gorlech Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
3,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Goldeneye +44
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · caddisflies · Green Shieldbug +6
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 caddisflies Trichoptera2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hart's-Tongue · Heath Bedstraw · Navelwort · Common Sorrel · Buckler-Fern +34
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Buckler-Fern Dryopteris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Goldeneye +44
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Aythya hybrid Aythya hybrid sp.2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Meadow Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · caddisflies · Green Shieldbug +6
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 caddisflies Trichoptera2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hart's-Tongue · Heath Bedstraw · Navelwort · Common Sorrel · Buckler-Fern +34
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025 Buckler-Fern Dryopteris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2025
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2025
Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2025
Atlantic Ivy Hedera hibernica2025
Whorled Caraway Trocdaris verticillata2025
Whorled Caraway Trocdaris verticillata2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wall Speedwell Veronica arvensis2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2025
Bifid Hemp-nettle Galeopsis bifida2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025 