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The Sisters

15 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · last seen 2023; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route226 m

Named routeRef 45Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route155 m

Named routeRef 45Length 155 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route65 m

Named routeRef 48Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 48Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

spring

2026

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +74

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WoodlarkLullula arborea2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
SwiftApus apus2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac +4

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2020

Bullhead

BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects68 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Heath · Marbled White · Adonis Blue +63

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Placochilus seladonicusPlacochilus seladonicus
Bastard-toadflax BugCanthophorus impressus
Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2024
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia2024
Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2023
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2023
Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2023
EpistropheEpistrophe2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2022
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2022
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2020
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2020
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2020
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2019
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2019
Empis lividaEmpis livida2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Melampophylax mucoreusMelampophylax mucoreus2019
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2019
Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019
Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus2019

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2023

Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss

Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

spring

2026

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +74

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Great TitParus major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
WoodlarkLullula arborea2022
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2021
Common GullLarus canus2021
SwiftApus apus2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2019
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2019
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac +4

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
Fallow DeerDama dama2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2020

Bullhead

BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects68 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Brown · Common Blue · Small Heath · Marbled White · Adonis Blue +63

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small BlueCupido minimus2019
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Placochilus seladonicusPlacochilus seladonicus
Bastard-toadflax BugCanthophorus impressus
Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2024
Javesella dubiaJavesella dubia2024
Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2024
Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2023
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2023
Broom Leaf BeetleGonioctena olivacea2023
EpistropheEpistrophe2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
SyrphusSyrphus2022
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2022
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus2022
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2022
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2020
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2020
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2020
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2020
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2019
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2019
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2019
Empis lividaEmpis livida2019
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019
Scarce FootmanEilema complana2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Melampophylax mucoreusMelampophylax mucoreus2019
Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2019
Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2019
Hydropsyche instabilisHydropsyche instabilis2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019
Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus2019

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2023

Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss

Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Estate track into woodland known as The Sisters.

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