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The Beg (Roman Camp (site))

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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55.60743, -4.21570

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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
🍄Mushroom 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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Flavoplaca oasis, Rimularia limborina, Miriquidica pycnocarpa f. pycnocarpa +106 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Flavoplaca oasis, Rimularia limborina, Miriquidica pycnocarpa f. pycnocarpa +106 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Common Blue +98 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Green-veined White, Ringlet, Common Blue +98 more · last seen 2020

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Pied Wagtail +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Pied Wagtail +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Gorse, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +297 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Gorse, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +297 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Water Cress, Wood-rust +21 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Irvine Valley TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

1,805 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,805 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springsummer

2026

Chaffinch · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Pied Wagtail +34

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

🌿

Plants69 species

autumn

2025

Common Nettle · Cock's-foot · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hogweed · Procumbent Pearlwort +64

Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Water AvensGeum rivale2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
TimothyPhleum pratense2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2023
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023
BlinksMontia fontana2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,805 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springsummer

2026

Chaffinch · Wren · Meadow Pipit · Willow Warbler · Pied Wagtail +34

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023

🌿

Plants69 species

autumn

2025

Common Nettle · Cock's-foot · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Hogweed · Procumbent Pearlwort +64

Common NettleUrtica dioica2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
BeechFagus sylvatica2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2023
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella subsp. acetosella
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023
Water AvensGeum rivale2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2023
TimothyPhleum pratense2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2023
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2023
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2023
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2023
BlinksMontia fontana2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2023
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
Smooth Lady's-mantleAlchemilla glabra2023
Common CouchElymus repens2023
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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