Well house and donkey wheel at Gosfield Hall
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +73 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock +73 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +30 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Dog-rose, Creeping Buttercup +72 more · last seen 2018
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: GOSFIELD HALL
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Colne Valley PathWalking route37 km▾
Named routeLength 37 kmLocal walking route
Hall Drivepublic footpath · 362 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 362 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
3,566 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2024▾
Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Nuthatch +41
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Common TernSterna hirundo2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2021▾
Otter · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Long-eared Bat species · Pipistrelle
- OtterLutra lutra
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2021▾
Meadow Brown · Purple Emperor · Box Tree Moth · Rosemary Beetle · Speckled Wood +16
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Peacock
🌿Plants41 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Dog's Mercury · Red Campion · Bramble · Blackthorn · Creeping Buttercup +36
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- BrambleRubus2016
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,566 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2024▾
Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Robin · Dunnock · Nuthatch +41
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Common TernSterna hirundo2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- SwiftApus apus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2020
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2020
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- Little OwlAthene noctua2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2016
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2021▾
Otter · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Long-eared Bat species · Pipistrelle
- OtterLutra lutra
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2021▾
Meadow Brown · Purple Emperor · Box Tree Moth · Rosemary Beetle · Speckled Wood +16
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Purple EmperorApatura iris2019
- Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Peacock
🌿Plants41 species
summerautumn
2018▾
Dog's Mercury · Red Campion · Bramble · Blackthorn · Creeping Buttercup +36
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2016
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- BrambleRubus2016
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2016
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- CleaversGalium aparine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aglais io2019
Aglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2020GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumIvyHedera helix2016IvyHedera helix2016Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2016HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016HawthornCrataegus monogyna2016Common NettleUrtica dioica2016Common NettleUrtica dioica2016HazelCorylus2016HazelCorylus2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2016Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2016Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2016Field MapleAcer campestre2016Field MapleAcer campestre2016BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2016BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2016Dog-roseRosa canina2016Dog-roseRosa canina2016Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2016Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2016Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2016Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2016Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2016Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2016Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2016Wild CherryPrunus avium2016Wild CherryPrunus avium2016Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2016HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2016Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2016Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisDockRumexDockRumexCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusElderSambucus nigra2016ElderSambucus nigra2016HollyIlex aquifolium2016HollyIlex aquifolium2016DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016DogwoodCornus sanguinea2016Field-roseRosa arvensis2016Field-roseRosa arvensis2016