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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.20385, 0.39973
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Brown Hare, Daubenton's Bat, Natterer's Bat +14 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pasqueflower, Hawthorn, Scots Pine +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
High Streetpublic footpath · 36 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: residential
Devil's Dykepublic footpath · 1.2 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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7,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,481 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Stock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Pasqueflower · Common Rock-rose · Scots Pine · White Dead-nettle · Broad-leaved Dock +56
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,481 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Stock Dove +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Pasqueflower · Common Rock-rose · Scots Pine · White Dead-nettle · Broad-leaved Dock +56
- PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- Scots PinePinus sylvestris
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumBloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataClustered BellflowerCampanula glomerataDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHorseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosaHorseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHairy VioletViola hirtaHairy VioletViola hirtaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2024Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2024