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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.96975, -4.79516
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Raven
- ✦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
- 🐦39+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Raven
- ✦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 — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Skylark +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Raven, Skylark +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hypotrachyna laevigata, Arthonia atra, Porpidia crustulata +29 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Southern Damselfly, Common Hawker +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Russow's Bog-moss, Round-leaved Sundew +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 47National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 82National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route12.6 km▾
Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route13.4 km▾
Named routeRef 47Length 13.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Kestrel · Whinchat · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon +16
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Black Darter · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Common Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis arbustorum +36
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
🌿Plants7 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Russow's Bog-moss · Round-leaved Sundew · Lustrous Bog-moss · Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss · Bilberry +2
- Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2024
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2024
- Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,541 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Kestrel · Whinchat · Raven · Meadow Pipit · Woodpigeon +16
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
Adder
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects41 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Black Darter · Forest Cuckoo Bee · Common Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Eristalis arbustorum +36
- Black DarterSympetrum danae
- Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2023
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
🌿Plants7 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Russow's Bog-moss · Round-leaved Sundew · Lustrous Bog-moss · Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss · Bilberry +2
- Russow's Bog-mossSphagnum russowii2024
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia
- Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2024
- Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensKeeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescensWhite/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2023Heath BumblebeeBombus jonellus2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumSmall Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Southern DamselflyCoenagrion mercuriale2024Southern DamselflyCoenagrion mercuriale2024White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2022Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2022Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2023Bilberry BumblebeeBombus monticola2023Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2023Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2023Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2021Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2021Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2021Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2021Neoascia tenurNeoascia tenur2021Bilberry Mining BeeAndrena lapponica2021Bilberry Mining BeeAndrena lapponica2021Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2021Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2021Cat's-ear
Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata2023
Hypochaeris radicata2023
Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2021Verdigris Tufa-mossGymnostomum aeruginosum2021Events & activities nearby
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