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Getting here
52.24193, -3.99078
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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 Carrion Crow and Blue Tit
- ✦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 Carrion Crow and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2018
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2018
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Chestnut, November Moth agg., Red-green Carpet +128 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Cylindric Beard-moss, Japanese Knotweed +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Agonimia allobata, Pronectria anisospora, Dark Crottle +1 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route212 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route663 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 663 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route484 m▾
Named routeRef 82Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
978 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
978 records · National Biodiversity Network🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Chestnut · November Moth agg. · Red-green Carpet · December Moth · Azure Damselfly +37
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
- November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
- Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
- December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
- Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
- Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
- Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
- BrickSunira circellaris2019
- Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Tipula fascipennisTipula fascipennis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2020
- Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
- Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2019
- Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019
- Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
- Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
- Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019
- Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019
- Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
- Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Cylindric Beard-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +69
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
978 records · National Biodiversity Network🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Chestnut · November Moth agg. · Red-green Carpet · December Moth · Azure Damselfly +37
- ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019
- November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019
- Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019
- December MothPoecilocampa populi2019
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2022
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019
- Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019
- Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2019
- Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2019
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2022
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
- BrickSunira circellaris2019
- Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Tipula fascipennisTipula fascipennis
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pedicia rivosaPedicia rivosa
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022
- PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2020
- Black RusticAporophyla nigra2019
- Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2019
- Flounced ChestnutAnchoscelis helvola2019
- Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019
- Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2019
- Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019
- Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019
- Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019
- Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019
- Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2019
- Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2019
Cylindric Beard-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Supine Plait-moss · Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +69
- Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2021
- Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nicholson's Beard-moss
Nicholson's Beard-moss
Didymodon nicholsonii2021
Didymodon nicholsonii2021
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2021Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2021Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2021Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2021Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2021Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021Silver-mossBryum argenteum2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2021Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2021Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2021Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2021Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2021Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2021Yellow Thread-mossPohlia lutescens2021Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2021Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2021Delicate Earth-mossPseudephemerum nitidum2021Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021Rusty Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum plumosum2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2021Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021Ulota crispulaUlota crispula2021Common PottiaTortula truncata2021Common PottiaTortula truncata2021Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2021Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2021Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2021Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2021Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2021Cylindric DitrichumTrichodon cylindricus2021Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2021Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2021Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2021Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2021Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2021Brook-side Feather-mossHygroamblystegium fluviatile2021Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2021Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2021Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2021Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2021Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2021Chionoloma tenuirostre var. holtiiChionoloma tenuirostre var. holtii2021Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2021Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2021Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2021Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2021Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2021Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2021Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2021Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2021Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2021Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2021Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus2021Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2021Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2021Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2021RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021RedshankCeratodon purpureus2021Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans2021Curnow's Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides var. caespitans2021Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2021Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2021Notched PouchwortCalypogeia arguta2021Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2021Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2021Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2021Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2021Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2021Western PouncewortLejeunea lamacerina2021Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2021Welsh Pocket-mossFissidens celticus2021Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2021Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2021Swamp Feather-mossPseudocampylium radicale2021Swamp Feather-mossPseudocampylium radicale2021Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2021Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2021Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2021Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2021Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2020Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2020Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina2020Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2020Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2020