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52.70526, -1.17653
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2026
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
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Fungi — Torth Felen, Common Orange Lichen, Honey Fungus +45 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Torth Felen, Common Orange Lichen, Honey Fungus +45 more · last seen 2026
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Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Garlic Mustard +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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🦋 Insect spotting
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Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Coriomeris denticulatus +231 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Coriomeris denticulatus +231 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Ivy +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Ivy +83 more · last seen 2026
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
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Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Phytomyza hellebori Phytomyza hellebori
Phytomyza hellebori Phytomyza hellebori
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Macrolophus rubi Macrolophus rubi2025
Macrolophus rubi Macrolophus rubi2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Eupteryx melissae Eupteryx melissae2025
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2025
Empoasca vitis Empoasca vitis2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata2025
Tromatobia lineatoria Tromatobia lineatoria2025
Tromatobia lineatoria Tromatobia lineatoria2025
Sylvicola Sylvicola2025
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Arthonia radiata
Physcia tenella Physcia tenella
Physcia tenella Physcia tenella
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Violet Bramble Rust Phragmidium violaceum
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina Ribes rubrum
Ribes rubrum
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Shepherd's Cress Teesdalia nudicaulis
Shepherd's Cress Teesdalia nudicaulis
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica
London Plane Platanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare 