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Getting here
56.59164, -5.72161
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Keeled Skimmer, Large Red Damselfly +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Wildlife to spot
2,864 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,864 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stonechat · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +40
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,864 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Stonechat · Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Chaffinch +40
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- ShagGulosus aristotelis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Keeled Skimmer · Common Darter · Large Red Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle +7
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
