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The Plaza

6 ha

📷 Gordon Griffiths · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.02563, -0.53048

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Refresh — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Refresh — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféPicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Dock Bug +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Dock Bug +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hemlock, Cow Parsley, Hedge Woundwort +153 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemlock, Cow Parsley, Hedge Woundwort +153 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

John Bunyan TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km

Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route

Katherine’s WalkWalking route13.6 km

Named routeLength 13.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Clay WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Marston Vale Timberland TrailWalking route21 km

A 13 mile / 21 km circular walk around the Forest of Marston Vale - https://www.marstonvale.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=8eb96757-1ae3-4db0-a66f-830ab1081402

Named routeLength 21 kmLocal walking route

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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Beds)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Greensand CyclewayCycling route59 km

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route243 m

Named routeRef 51Length 243 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route85 m

Named routeRef 51Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route226 m

Named routeRef 51Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Katherine's Walkbridleway · 2.7 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 2.7 kmSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

13,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

spring

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +69

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025

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Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Chinese Water Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects90 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Common Cockchafer · Harpocera thoracica +85

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
Macrodema micropterumMacrodema micropterum
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata
Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Atractotomus parvulusAtractotomus parvulus2025
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Silver Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus argentatus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
GlyphotaeliusGlyphotaelius2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Bright-eyed Mining SawflyFenusella nana2025
Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2025
Aphis (Aphis) craccivoraAphis (Aphis) craccivora2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2025
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Pineus piniPineus pini2025
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea2025
Agrilus sulcicollisAgrilus sulcicollis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2025
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae2025

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Plants156 species

spring

2026

Hemlock · Cow Parsley · Hedge Woundwort · Barren Brome · Bugloss +151

HemlockConium maculatum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
GorseUlex europaeus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2025
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2025
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
FlixweedDescurainia sophia2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Water CressNasturtium officinale2025
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
BrambleRubus2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
MistletoeViscum album2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,882 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds74 species

spring

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +69

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CootFulica atra2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025

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Mammals4 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Chinese Water Deer · Rabbit · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Chinese Water DeerHydropotes inermis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

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Reptiles1 species

spring

2025

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects90 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Common Cockchafer · Harpocera thoracica +85

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
Macrodema micropterumMacrodema micropterum
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata
Heather ShieldbugRhacognathus punctatus
Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
Small Fleck-winged SnipeflyRhagio lineola2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025
Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Atractotomus parvulusAtractotomus parvulus2025
Scymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis2025
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025
Grypotes puncticollisGrypotes puncticollis2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Paragus haemorrhousParagus haemorrhous2025
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Silver Spiny Digger WaspOxybelus argentatus2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
GlyphotaeliusGlyphotaelius2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Bright-eyed Mining SawflyFenusella nana2025
Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2025
Aphis (Aphis) craccivoraAphis (Aphis) craccivora2025
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2025
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025
Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii2025
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Pineus piniPineus pini2025
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea2025
Agrilus sulcicollisAgrilus sulcicollis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Chrysotoxum cautumChrysotoxum cautum2025
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Heather BeetleLochmaea suturalis2025
Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae2025

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Plants156 species

spring

2026

Hemlock · Cow Parsley · Hedge Woundwort · Barren Brome · Bugloss +151

HemlockConium maculatum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
BuglossLycopsis arvensis2025
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
GorseUlex europaeus
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
Bur ChervilAnthriscus caucalis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2025
New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
White BryonyBryonia dioica2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2025
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2025
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025
SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2025
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2025
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2025
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2025
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2025
Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
FlixweedDescurainia sophia2025
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rose CampionSilene coronaria2025
Dog-roseRosa canina2025
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Trifolium incarnatumTrifolium incarnatum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Water CressNasturtium officinale2025
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
Black BryonyTamus communis2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2025
Round-leaved Crane's-billGeranium rotundifolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BorageBorago officinalis2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2025
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2025
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2025
PignutConopodium majus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Small NettleUrtica urens2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2025
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Subterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneum2025
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
BrambleRubus2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
MistletoeViscum album2025

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