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▾ 🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Twite 🌿 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
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Twite 🌿 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Twite, Curlew +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Greylag Goose, Twite, Curlew +71 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh-marigold, Coltsfoot, Yellow Iris +144 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh-marigold, Coltsfoot, Yellow Iris +144 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Amphibious Bistort, Water Mint, Alexanders +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth +35 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Antler Moth +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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1,823 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,823 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Great Black-backed Gull · Curlew +45
Greylag Goose Anser anser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Diura bicaudata
Diura bicaudata Diura bicaudata 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Red Campion · Creeping Buttercup · Field Wood-rush · Prickly Sow-thistle +16
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Campion Silene dioica2024 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024 Ribwort Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,823 records · National Biodiversity Network Greylag Goose · Oystercatcher · Mallard · Great Black-backed Gull · Curlew +45
Greylag Goose Anser anser Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Curlew Numenius arquata Redshank Tringa totanus Great Skua Stercorarius skua Mute Swan Cygnus olor Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Twite Linaria flavirostris2023 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Diura bicaudata
Diura bicaudata Diura bicaudata 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Coltsfoot · Red Campion · Creeping Buttercup · Field Wood-rush · Prickly Sow-thistle +16
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Red Campion Silene dioica2024 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024 Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024 Ribwort Plantain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plantago lanceolata2024
Plantago lanceolata2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2024
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024
Primrose Primula vulgaris2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Spring Squill Scilla verna2024
Spring Squill Scilla verna2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2024
Creeping Willow Salix repens2024
Creeping Willow Salix repens2024 