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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Rook
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Rook
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 274m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Rook, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Rook, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Dune Thread-moss +92 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Panthercap, Blue Band Brittlegill, Rooting Shank +2 more · last seen 2013
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Wildlife to spot
484 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
484 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Rook · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Grey Wagtail +14
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- CuckooCuculus canorus2014
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Admiral · Garden Carpet · River Skater · Small White · Peacock +24
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
- River SkaterAquarius najas2021
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled Wood
Bitter Beech Bolete · Panthercap · Blue Band Brittlegill · Rooting Shank · Dyer's Mazegill
- Bitter Beech BoleteCaloboletus calopus
- PanthercapAmanita pantherina
- Blue Band BrittlegillRussula chloroides
- Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata
- Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii
Himalayan Balsam · Fern-leaved Hook-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Mnium marginatum var. dioicum +89
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2012
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2012
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012
- Mnium marginatum var. dioicumMnium marginatum var. dioicum2012
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
484 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Rook · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Grey Wagtail +14
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DipperCinclus cinclus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Domestic GooseAnser anser f. domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2015
- CuckooCuculus canorus2014
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Admiral · Garden Carpet · River Skater · Small White · Peacock +24
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
- River SkaterAquarius najas2021
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Speckled Wood
Bitter Beech Bolete · Panthercap · Blue Band Brittlegill · Rooting Shank · Dyer's Mazegill
- Bitter Beech BoleteCaloboletus calopus
- PanthercapAmanita pantherina
- Blue Band BrittlegillRussula chloroides
- Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata
- Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii
Himalayan Balsam · Fern-leaved Hook-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Mnium marginatum var. dioicum +89
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2012
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2012
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2012
- Mnium marginatum var. dioicumMnium marginatum var. dioicum2012
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pararge aegeria2019
Pararge aegeria2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2014Large WhitePieris brassicae2014Peppered MothBiston betulariaPeppered MothBiston betulariaMeadow Hook-wingAncylis badianaMeadow Hook-wingAncylis badianaSmall Square-spotDiarsia rubiSmall Square-spotDiarsia rubiWhite-pinion SpottedLomographa bimaculataWhite-pinion SpottedLomographa bimaculataNut-tree TussockColocasia coryliNut-tree TussockColocasia coryliSmall PhoenixEcliptopera silaceataSmall PhoenixEcliptopera silaceataClouded SilverLomographa temerataClouded SilverLomographa temerataLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaBee MothAphomia sociellaBee MothAphomia sociellaCommon Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncataCommon Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncataSpruce CarpetThera britannica2024Spruce CarpetThera britannica2024Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2024Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2024Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2024Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2024Brown Moss-mothBryotropha terrella2024Brown Moss-mothBryotropha terrella2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2020Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2016Green HairstreakCallophrys rubi2016Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2013Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2013Dune Thread-moss
Dune Thread-moss
Bryum dichotomum2012
Bryum dichotomum2012
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2012Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2012Don's Thread-mossBryum donianum2012Don's Thread-mossBryum donianum2012Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2012Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2012Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2012Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2012Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2012CuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisFeverfewTanacetum parthenium2021FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2021Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2021ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021ColtsfootTussilago farfara2021Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019Bush VetchVicia sepium2019ButterburPetasites hybridus2019ButterburPetasites hybridus2019Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2014Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2014MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2014MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2014Common PottiaTortula truncata2012Common PottiaTortula truncata2012Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2012Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2012Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2012Heath EarwortScapania irrigua2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2012Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2012Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum2012Thin Cord-mossEntosthodon attenuatus2012Thin Cord-mossEntosthodon attenuatus2012Pinnate ScalewortPorella pinnata2012Pinnate ScalewortPorella pinnata2012Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2012Green Pocket-mossFissidens viridulus2012Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2012Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides2012Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2012Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2012Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2012Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2012Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2012Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2012Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2012Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2012Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2012Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2012Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2012Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2012Greater Water-mossFontinalis antipyretica2012Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2012Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012RedshankCeratodon purpureus2012Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2012Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2012Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2012Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2012Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2012Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2012Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2012Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2012Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2012Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2012Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2012Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2012Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2012Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2012Whorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatum2012Whorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatum2012Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2012Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2012Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2012Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2012Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2012Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2012Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2012Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2012Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2012Spotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctata2012Spotty FeatherwortPlagiochila punctata2012Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2012Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2012Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2012Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme2012Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme2012Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2012Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2012Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2012Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2012Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2012Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2012Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2012Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2012Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2012Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2012Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2012Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2012FossombroniaFossombronia2012FossombroniaFossombronia2012Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2012Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2012Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2012Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2012Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2012Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2012Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2012Pale Glaucous Thread-mossPohlia wahlenbergii2012Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2012Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2012Common KettlewortBlasia pusilla2012Common KettlewortBlasia pusilla2012Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2012Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2012Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2012Conocephalum conicumConocephalum conicum2012Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2012Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2012Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2012Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2012Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2012Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2012Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2012Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2012White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2012White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2012Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2012Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2012Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2012Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2012Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2012Tozer's Thread-mossEpipterygium tozeri2012Crookneck Nodding-mossPohlia camptotrachela2012Crookneck Nodding-mossPohlia camptotrachela2012Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2012Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2012Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2012Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2012River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2012River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2012Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2012Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2012Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2012Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2012Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2012Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2012Chiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthos2012Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2012Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2012Silver-mossBryum argenteum2012Silver-mossBryum argenteum2012Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2012Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2012