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Getting here
56.69209, -2.78131
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Fieldfare
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldeneye and Fieldfare
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldeneye, Fieldfare, Redwing +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Goldeneye, Fieldfare, Redwing +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stable Fly, Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata, Corixa panzeri +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bracken, European Larch, Foxglove +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
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Wildlife to spot
2,170 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,170 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Redwing · Robin · Tree Sparrow +35
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stable Fly · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2024
Bracken · European Larch · Yew · Foxglove · Silver Birch +11
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- European LarchLarix decidua
- YewTaxus baccata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,170 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Goldeneye · Fieldfare · Redwing · Robin · Tree Sparrow +35
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten · Red Squirrel · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stable Fly · Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
- Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans
- Notonecta (Notonecta) maculataNotonecta (Notonecta) maculata2024
Bracken · European Larch · Yew · Foxglove · Silver Birch +11
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- European LarchLarix decidua
- YewTaxus baccata
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- GorseUlex europaeus
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yarrow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Achillea millefolium
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