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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Heath, Green-veined White, Black Sexton Beetle +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Heath, Green-veined White, Black Sexton Beetle +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Cow Parsley, Curled Dock +173 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Cow Parsley, Curled Dock +173 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak +18 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 76Cycling route

Named routeRef 76Point-to-pointNational Cycle Network

Route 765Cycling route

Named routeRef 765National Cycle Network

The Devon WayCycling route

Named routeRef 767National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route518 m

Named routeRef 76Length 518 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 76Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route125 m

Named routeRef 76Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Wren · Robin +67

MagpiePica pica2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
Great TitParus major2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2016
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2014
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2014
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2017
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2015
SwiftApus apus2014
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2014
Common GullLarus canus2014
Herring GullLarus argentatus2014
WhitethroatCurruca communis2014
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca2023
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2015
Rock DoveColumba livia2014
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2014
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2014
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2014
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2014
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2014
EiderSomateria mollissima2014
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2014
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2014
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2014
CurlewNumenius arquata2014
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2014
Stock DoveColumba oenas2014
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2012

🦌

Mammals12 species

springsummer

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole +7

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2012
BadgerMeles meles2012
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
Feral CatFelis catus2021
BatChiroptera2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2012

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2015

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2025

Large Heath · Green-veined White · Black Sexton Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Red Admiral +50

Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2020
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2014
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2019
Fannia serenaFannia serena2019
Phyllodromia melanocephalaPhyllodromia melanocephala2019
Hydrotaea militarisHydrotaea militaris2019
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2019
Polietes lardariusPolietes lardarius2019
Sepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemis2019
Pipunculus lenisPipunculus lenis2019
HeadflyHydrotaea irritans2019
Morellia aenescensMorellia aenescens2019
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2019
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2019
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2016
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2016
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2016
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2016
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2016
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2011
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Caenis robustaCaenis robusta2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2019
Eudorylas obscurusEudorylas obscurus2019
Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2019
Ocytata pallipesOcytata pallipes2019
Argyra leucocephalaArgyra leucocephala2019
Moss SawflyNesoselandria morio2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2018
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2018
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2018
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2016
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2016
Beautiful Yellow UnderwingAnarta myrtilli2016
Pearl-Band Grass VeneerCatoptria margaritella2016
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2016
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2013
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2013
Tipula melanocerosTipula melanoceros2013
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2013

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Plants266 species

springsummer

2025

Danish Scurvygrass · Cow Parsley · Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Bramble +261

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
RaspberryRubus idaeus2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
BroomCytisus scoparius2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Goat WillowSalix caprea2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2022
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2019
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
White Dead-nettleLamium album2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
Common VetchVicia sativa2018
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
RoseRosa2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2022
BirchBetula2022
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022
LarchLarix2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2018
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2018
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018
CharlockSinapis arvensis2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018
WillowherbEpilobium2018
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2018
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2017
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2017
Bog PouchwortCalypogeia sphagnicola2016
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2014
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2022
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
White SedgeCarex canescens2018
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Dog-roseRosa canina2018
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2018
WillowSalix2018
Common DuckweedLemna minor2018
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2018
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2018
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2018
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2018
daffodilsNarcissus2018
BindweedCalystegia2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
Erophila vernaErophila verna2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2018
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2018
AppleMalus2018
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2018
IvyHedera helix2018
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2018
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2018
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2018
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2018
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2018
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2018
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2018
PoplarPopulus2018
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
White CampionSilene latifolia2018
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2018
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2018
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2018
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2018
CherryPrunus2018
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018
Sweet-GrassGlyceria2018
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2018
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2018
Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2018
OracheAtriplex2018
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2018
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
ButterburPetasites hybridus2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2017
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017
BulrushTypha latifolia2017
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2017
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2017
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2017
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2017
Common ReedPhragmites australis2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017
Common CouchElymus repens2017
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2017
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2017
Rosa caninaRosa canina2017
WeldReseda luteola2017
White PoplarPopulus alba2017
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta2017
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017
RapeBrassica napus2017
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2017
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2017
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2017
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2017
Rosa mollisRosa mollis2017
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2017
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2016
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2016
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2016
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2016
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2016
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2016
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2016
Palmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmata2016
Anomalous FlapwortMylia anomala2016
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2016
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2016
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2016
Blushing Bog-mossSphagnum molle2016
Compact Bog-mossSphagnum compactum2016
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2016
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2016
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2016
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2016
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2016
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2016
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2016
Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2016
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,425 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2026

Magpie · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Wren · Robin +67

MagpiePica pica2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
BlackbirdTurdus merula2020
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
Great TitParus major2020
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2020
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
DunnockPrunella modularis2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2016
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2014
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2014
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2017
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2016
SnipeGallinago gallinago2015
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2016
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2015
SwiftApus apus2014
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2014
Common GullLarus canus2014
Herring GullLarus argentatus2014
WhitethroatCurruca communis2014
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
TealAnas crecca2023
WigeonMareca penelope2023
Greenland White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons flavirostris2020
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
SiskinSpinus spinus2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2015
Rock DoveColumba livia2014
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2014
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2014
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2014
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2014
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2014
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2014
EiderSomateria mollissima2014
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2014
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2014
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2014
CurlewNumenius arquata2014
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2014
Stock DoveColumba oenas2014
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2012

🦌

Mammals12 species

springsummer

2025

Soprano Pipistrelle · Badger · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Mole +7

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2012
BadgerMeles meles2012
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2019
Feral CatFelis catus2021
BatChiroptera2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2012

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2015

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects55 species

summer

2025

Large Heath · Green-veined White · Black Sexton Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Red Admiral +50

Large HeathCoenonympha tullia2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2020
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2014
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2019
Fannia serenaFannia serena2019
Phyllodromia melanocephalaPhyllodromia melanocephala2019
Hydrotaea militarisHydrotaea militaris2019
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2019
Polietes lardariusPolietes lardarius2019
Sepsis orthocnemisSepsis orthocnemis2019
Pipunculus lenisPipunculus lenis2019
HeadflyHydrotaea irritans2019
Morellia aenescensMorellia aenescens2019
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2019
Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2019
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2016
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2016
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2016
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2016
Pithanus maerkeliiPithanus maerkelii2016
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2011
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Caenis robustaCaenis robusta2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsus2021
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Beech Leaf MinerOrchestes fagi2020
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Smooth-faced Furrow BeeLasioglossum fratellum2019
Eudorylas obscurusEudorylas obscurus2019
Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2019
Ocytata pallipesOcytata pallipes2019
Argyra leucocephalaArgyra leucocephala2019
Moss SawflyNesoselandria morio2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2018
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2018
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2018
True Lover's KnotLycophotia porphyrea2016
White-tailed BumblebeeBombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum2016
Beautiful Yellow UnderwingAnarta myrtilli2016
Pearl-Band Grass VeneerCatoptria margaritella2016
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2016
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2014
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2013
Tricyphona immaculataTricyphona immaculata2013
Tipula melanocerosTipula melanoceros2013
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2013

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Plants266 species

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2025

Danish Scurvygrass · Cow Parsley · Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Bramble +261

Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2023
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2018
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2023
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2018
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2018
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Common NettleUrtica dioica2018
Curled DockRumex crispus2018
RaspberryRubus idaeus2018
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2018
White CloverTrifolium repens2018
YarrowAchillea millefolium2018
CranberryVaccinium oxycoccos2022
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
BroomCytisus scoparius2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2018
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2018
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2018
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2018
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2018
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Goat WillowSalix caprea2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2018
ElderSambucus nigra2018
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2022
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2022
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2022
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2019
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2018
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2018
White Dead-nettleLamium album2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2018
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2018
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018
Common VetchVicia sativa2018
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
DaisyBellis perennis2018
RoseRosa2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2018
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2018
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2018
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2018
BeechFagus sylvatica2018
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018
Common CottongrassEriophorum angustifolium2022
Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2022
BirchBetula2022
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022
LarchLarix2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2018
Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2018
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2018
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2018
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2018
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2018
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2018
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2018
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2018
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2018
CharlockSinapis arvensis2018
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2018
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2018
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2018
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2018
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2018
WillowherbEpilobium2018
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2018
Bush VetchVicia sepium2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2018
Tuberous ComfreySymphytum tuberosum2018
HollyIlex aquifolium2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2017
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata2017
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2017
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2017
Bog PouchwortCalypogeia sphagnicola2016
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2014
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2022
Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2018
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2018
White SedgeCarex canescens2018
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2018
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Dog-roseRosa canina2018
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2018
WillowSalix2018
Common DuckweedLemna minor2018
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2018
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2018
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2018
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2018
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2018
daffodilsNarcissus2018
BindweedCalystegia2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
Erophila vernaErophila verna2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
Common Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahit2018
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2018
AppleMalus2018
Northern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza purpurella2018
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2018
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2018
IvyHedera helix2018
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2018
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2018
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2018
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2018
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2018
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2018
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2018
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2018
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2018
PoplarPopulus2018
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2018
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2018
White CampionSilene latifolia2018
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2018
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2018
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2018
Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2018
CherryPrunus2018
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2018
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018
Sweet-GrassGlyceria2018
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2018
HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2018
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2018
Garden Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum x odoratum = P. x hybridum2018
OracheAtriplex2018
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2018
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2017
Toad RushJuncus bufonius2017
ButterburPetasites hybridus2017
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2017
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2017
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2017
BulrushTypha latifolia2017
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2017
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2017
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2017
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2017
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2017
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2017
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2017
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2017
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2017
Common ReedPhragmites australis2017
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2017
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2017
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2017
Common CouchElymus repens2017
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2017
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2017
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2017
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2017
Rosa caninaRosa canina2017
WeldReseda luteola2017
White PoplarPopulus alba2017
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2017
TormentilPotentilla erecta2017
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2017
RapeBrassica napus2017
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2017
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2017
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2017
Small Sweet-grassGlyceria declinata2017
Wild CherryPrunus avium2017
Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis2017
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2017
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2017
Rosa mollisRosa mollis2017
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2017
Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2016
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2016
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2016
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens2016
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2016
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2016
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2016
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2016
Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2016
Soft Bog-mossSphagnum tenellum2016
Palmate GermanderwortRiccardia palmata2016
Anomalous FlapwortMylia anomala2016
Magellanic Bog-mossSphagnum magellanicum2016
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2016
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2016
Blushing Bog-mossSphagnum molle2016
Compact Bog-mossSphagnum compactum2016
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2016
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2016
Bog-moss FlapwortOdontoschisma sphagni2016
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2016
Tumid NotchwortLophozia ventricosa2016
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2016
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2016
Moon-leaved PincerwortCephalozia lunulifolia2016
CrowberryEmpetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum2016

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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