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▾ 🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher ✦ 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
🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Curlew and Oystercatcher ✦ 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 — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Curlew, Oystercatcher, Common Gull +83 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
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Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Plants — Coltsfoot, Sea Plantain, Perennial Sow-thistle +25 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Coltsfoot, Sea Plantain, Perennial Sow-thistle +25 more · last seen 2025
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,023 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,023 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Curlew · Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Red-breasted Merganser +49
Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redshank Tringa totanus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Eider Somateria mollissima Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Otter
🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Sea Plantain · Perennial Sow-thistle · Red Campion · Sea Aster +20
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Red Campion Silene dioica Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,023 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Curlew · Common Gull · Oystercatcher · Black-headed Gull · Red-breasted Merganser +49
Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redshank Tringa totanus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Common Tern Sterna hirundo Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Eider Somateria mollissima Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Gadwall Mareca strepera Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Shag Gulosus aristotelis2023 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle2023 Otter
🌿 Plants 25 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Sea Plantain · Perennial Sow-thistle · Red Campion · Sea Aster +20
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Sea Plantain Plantago maritima Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis Red Campion Silene dioica Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicum Greater Sea-spurrey Spergularia media Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sea-Milkwort
Sea-Milkwort
Lysimachia maritima
Lysimachia maritima
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Sea Arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum
Scots Lovage Ligusticum scoticum
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Thrift Armeria maritima
Thrift Armeria maritima
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Wavy Bitter-cress Cardamine flexuosa
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Common Scurvygrass Cochlearia officinalis
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2024
Creeping Willow Salix repens2024
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