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50.69079, -4.26802
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Woodpigeon, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Calogaya pusilla, Toniniopsis aromatica, Verrucaria macrostoma f. furfuracea +30 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Calogaya pusilla, Toniniopsis aromatica, Verrucaria macrostoma f. furfuracea +30 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Plants — Blackthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Common Sorrel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Enchanter's-nightshade, Blackthorn +79 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Enchanter's-nightshade, Blackthorn +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Two Castles Trail Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
1,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,107 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Robin · Canada Goose · Swallow · Woodpigeon +24
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger +1
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Pygmy Shrew 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Marsh Frog · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Azure Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +33
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2023 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,107 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Robin · Canada Goose · Swallow · Woodpigeon +24
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger +1
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2023 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Pygmy Shrew 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2023 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Marsh Frog · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Azure Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly +33
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2023 Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum2023 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Broad-leaved Helleborine
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sorex minutus2022
Sorex minutus2022
Ischnura elegans2023
Ischnura elegans2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2023
Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2022
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2022
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2025
Black Oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Oil Beetle Meloe2024
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2022
Anthomyia liturata Anthomyia liturata2022
Argyra argentina Argyra argentina2022
Argyra argentina Argyra argentina2022
Platurocypta testata Platurocypta testata2022
Platurocypta testata Platurocypta testata2022
Paradelia intersecta Paradelia intersecta2022
Paradelia intersecta Paradelia intersecta2022
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2022
Band-eyed Brown Horsefly Tabanus bromius2022
Short-horned Black Legionnaire Beris fuscipes2022
Short-horned Black Legionnaire Beris fuscipes2022
Leia fascipennis Leia fascipennis2022
Leia fascipennis Leia fascipennis2022
Square-spot Deerfly Chrysops viduatus2022
Square-spot Deerfly Chrysops viduatus2022
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2022
Common Orange Legionnaire Beris vallata2022
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2022
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis2022
Syntormon aulicum Syntormon aulicum2022
Syntormon aulicum Syntormon aulicum2022
Dolichopus latilimbatus Dolichopus latilimbatus2022
Dolichopus latilimbatus Dolichopus latilimbatus2022
Dolichopus vitripennis Dolichopus vitripennis2022
Dolichopus vitripennis Dolichopus vitripennis2022
Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax2022
Botanophila fugax Botanophila fugax2022
Brevicornu sericoma Brevicornu sericoma2022
Brevicornu sericoma Brevicornu sericoma2022
Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma2022
Pegoplata infirma Pegoplata infirma2022
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2022
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2022
Dolichopus phaeopus Dolichopus phaeopus2022
Dolichopus phaeopus Dolichopus phaeopus2022
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2022
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2022
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2022
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022 