Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.84239, -2.31603
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Curlew
- 🍄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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Curlew
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Curlew, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2025; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Curlew, Lapwing +69 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Fuscidea praeruptorum, Lepraria incana s. lat., Acarospora fuscata +39 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Flat Neckera, Rambling Tail-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +76 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Rhingia campestris, Black Clock, Common Leaf Weevil +5 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Isaac's Tea TrailWalking route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmRound tripRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.2 km▾
Named routeRef 7Length 8.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
976 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Pheasant +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rhingia campestris · Black Clock · Common Leaf Weevil · Volucella pellucens · Common Carder Bee +1
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Flat Neckera · Rambling Tail-moss · Common Pawwort · Dense Fringe-moss · Glittering Wood-moss +19
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
- Broom Fork-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
976 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Pheasant +38
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- RedshankTringa totanus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rhingia campestris · Black Clock · Common Leaf Weevil · Volucella pellucens · Common Carder Bee +1
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022
Flat Neckera · Rambling Tail-moss · Common Pawwort · Dense Fringe-moss · Glittering Wood-moss +19
- Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
- Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus
- Common PawwortOrthocaulis floerkei
- Dense Fringe-mossRacomitrium ericoides
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
- Broom Fork-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Garden Bumblebee
Small Garden Bumblebee
Bombus hortorum2022
Bombus hortorum2022
Dicranum scoparium
Dicranum scoparium
Inflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataInflated NotchwortGymnocolea inflata subsp. inflataGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumGreat Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumRed Bog-mossSphagnum rubellumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciTamarisk ScalewortFrullania tamarisciSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataSickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinataTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumTransparent Fork-mossDichodontium pellucidumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaFrizzled Crisp-mossTortella tortuosaIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroidesCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumSessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpumWater EarwortScapania undulataWater EarwortScapania undulataRiver GrimmiaSchistidium rivulareRiver GrimmiaSchistidium rivulareMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicansWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicans