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Getting here

53.44484, -2.85887

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 256m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Hogweed +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cow Parsley, Hazel, Lesser Celandine +183 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Hazel, Lesser Celandine +183 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Southport to Liverpool)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Radial Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7Local cycle route

Radial Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4Local cycle route

Pop-up Route 1Cycling route

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Radial Route 5Cycling route

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NCN 862Cycling route

Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Liverpool Loop LineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds49 species

winterspring

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Starling +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023

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Mammals11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Brown Long-eared Bat +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023

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Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

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Insects91 species

springsummer

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Western Honey Bee +86

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
HornetVespa crabro
SyrphusSyrphus2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
PondskaterGerris2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
German WaspVespula germanica2023
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Capsus aterCapsus ater2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2023
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2023
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2023
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2023
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2023
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2023
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2023
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023
EupeodesEupeodes2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2022
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2022

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Plants186 species

winterspring

2026

Cow Parsley · Hazel · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Red Campion +181

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2024
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2023
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Kaffir LilySchizostylis coccinea2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
AppleMalus domestica2024
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
LilacSyringa vulgaris2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
BlinksMontia fontana2024
WeldReseda luteola2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Rubus vestitusRubus vestitus2024
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2024
Rubus rufescensRubus rufescens2024
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2023
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Fringed LoosestrifeLysimachia ciliata2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2023
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2023
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,041 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds49 species

winterspring

2026

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Starling +44

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023

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Mammals11 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Brown Long-eared Bat +6

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023

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Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

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Insects91 species

springsummer

2025

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Western Honey Bee +86

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
HornetVespa crabro
SyrphusSyrphus2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella2024
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2022
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum
Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Ditropis pteridisDitropis pteridis
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
Bombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audax2024
Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
PondskaterGerris2024
CheilosiaCheilosia2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Common WaspVespula vulgaris2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023
Phasia hemipteraPhasia hemiptera2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
German WaspVespula germanica2023
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Capsus aterCapsus ater2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2023
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2023
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2023
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2023
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2023
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2023
White-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipes2023
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2023
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023
EupeodesEupeodes2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Phytomyza agromyzinaPhytomyza agromyzina2022
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2022

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Plants186 species

winterspring

2026

Cow Parsley · Hazel · Lesser Celandine · Himalayan Balsam · Red Campion +181

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2025
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2025
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Red BistortBistorta amplexicaulis2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2024
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2024
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2024
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2023
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2023
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025
Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2025
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2025
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2025
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2025
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Kaffir LilySchizostylis coccinea2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
AppleMalus domestica2024
Nodding Bur-marigoldBidens cernua2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2024
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
LilacSyringa vulgaris2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2024
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024
BlinksMontia fontana2024
WeldReseda luteola2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024
Rubus vestitusRubus vestitus2024
Many-flowered RoseRosa multiflora2024
Rubus rufescensRubus rufescens2024
Arrow BambooPseudosasa japonica2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2023
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2023
Spotted MedickMedicago arabica2023
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa2023
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2023
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2023
Fringed LoosestrifeLysimachia ciliata2023
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2023
Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2023
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2023
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2023
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2023
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasiferaPrunus cerasifera var. cerasifera2023
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2022

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