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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Scots Pine, Tufted Hair-grass +56 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rowan, Scots Pine, Tufted Hair-grass +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Keeled Skimmer +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Keeled Skimmer +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Rowan, Bramble, Wood-sorrel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Tabular Hills WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚵

Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Moors to SeaMountain bike route

Named route

Dalby Forest Back RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red

Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Green

Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue

Wildlife to spot

7,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +55

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MerlinFalco columbarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CuckooCuculus canorus
PintailAnas acuta
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

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Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Badger · Pine Marten

BadgerMeles meles2024
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Keeled Skimmer · Spotted Regal-sawfly · Glow-worm +3

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2024

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Plants59 species

autumn

2025

Rowan · Scots Pine · Bramble · Tufted Hair-grass · Wood-sorrel +54

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Goat WillowSalix caprea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Fly OrchidOphrys insectifera
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
GorseUlex europaeus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
White CloverTrifolium repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

autumn

2025

Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +55

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
MagpiePica pica2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
BuzzardButeo buteo
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MerlinFalco columbarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CuckooCuculus canorus
PintailAnas acuta
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Badger · Pine Marten

BadgerMeles meles2024
Pine MartenMartes martes

🐝

Insects8 species

summerautumn

2025

Golden-ringed Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Keeled Skimmer · Spotted Regal-sawfly · Glow-worm +3

Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024
Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora2024

🌿

Plants59 species

autumn

2025

Rowan · Scots Pine · Bramble · Tufted Hair-grass · Wood-sorrel +54

RowanSorbus aucuparia
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Goat WillowSalix caprea
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Fly OrchidOphrys insectifera
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
GorseUlex europaeus
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Greater PlantainPlantago major
White CloverTrifolium repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
IvyHedera helix

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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