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Getting here
52.33675, -3.95251
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Dipper
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodcock and Dipper
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodcock, Dipper, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodcock, Dipper, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Mamillate Plait-moss +145 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 81Cycling route▾
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National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
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Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,002 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,002 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Dipper · Starling · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +35
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
- OtterLutra lutra2019
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Rhingia rostrata +36
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Mamillate Plait-moss · Hazel · Red Bartsia +15
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020
- Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2019
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,002 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodcock · Dipper · Starling · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +35
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- HoopoeUpupa epops2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Otter
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
- OtterLutra lutra2019
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis pertinax · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Azure Damselfly · Rhingia rostrata +36
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2024
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2022
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata
Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Mamillate Plait-moss · Hazel · Red Bartsia +15
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2020
- Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2019
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019HornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensSericomyia superbiensPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2020CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019RhingiaRhingia2019RhingiaRhingia2019EristalisEristalis2019EristalisEristalis2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2019Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2019Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2019Devil's-bit Scabious
Devil's-bit Scabious
Succisa pratensis
Succisa pratensis
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2019Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2019Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2019Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2019Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2019Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2019Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2019Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2019Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2019Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2019Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2019Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2019Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2019