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57.25856, -3.90751
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Common Gull, Meadow Pipit, Lapwing +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Common Gull, Meadow Pipit, Lapwing +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Green Tiger Beetle, Large Red Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Heath, Green Tiger Beetle, Large Red Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Peltigera leucophlebia · last seen 2019; Fungi — Peltigera leucophlebia · last seen 2019
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · last seen 2020; Plants — Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Burma Road Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 696 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 696 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 477 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 477 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Ref 7 Length 548 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,415 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,415 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Mistle Thrush · Lapwing · Curlew · Wren +50
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Curlew Numenius arquata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
5-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Pine Weevil · Larch Ladybird · Bracteon litorale +11
5-spot Ladybird Coccinella quinquepunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025 Bracteon litorale Bracteon litorale2025 Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Common Rock-rose
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,415 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Mistle Thrush · Lapwing · Curlew · Wren +50
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Curlew Numenius arquata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Snipe Gallinago gallinago Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blackbird Turdus merula Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Sand Martin Riparia riparia Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goosander Mergus merganser Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
5-spot Ladybird · Common Hawker · Pine Weevil · Larch Ladybird · Bracteon litorale +11
5-spot Ladybird Coccinella quinquepunctata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Pine Weevil Hylobius abietis2025 Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025 Bracteon litorale Bracteon litorale2025 Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Common Rock-rose
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica2025
Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica Protaetia cuprea ssp. metallica2025
Xyphosia miliaria Xyphosia miliaria2025
Xyphosia miliaria Xyphosia miliaria2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2024
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2024 