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Getting here

52.43257, -3.90334

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Carrion Crow +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Carrion Crow +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Mamillate Plait-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +263 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Flat-topped Bog-moss, Mamillate Plait-moss, Little Shaggy-moss +263 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Oecetis lacustris, 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Oecetis lacustris, 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Common Threadwort, Wood-rust +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cambrian WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

The Miners' TrailWalking route

Named route

Ridgetop TrailWalking route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

2,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Raven · Crossbill · Canada Goose · Goosander +28

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Great TitParus major2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2021

Soprano Pipistrelle

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects8 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Green Tiger Beetle · Garden Chafer · Platycheirus scutatus +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2023

🌿

Plants88 species

winter

2026

Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum · Little Shaggy-moss · White Earwort · Lesser Fringe-moss · Soft-rush +83

Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpumBryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2021
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2021
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2021
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2021
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2021
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2021
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2021
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2021
Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2021
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Large-leaved AvensGeum macrophyllum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
EyebrightEuphrasia2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
RhododendronRhododendron2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2021
Holt NotchwortOdontoschisma francisci2021
Lead-mossDitrichum plumbicola2021
Norwegian EarwortScapania scandica2021
Orkney NotchwortAnastrepta orcadensis2021
Slender SmoothcapAtrichum tenellum2021
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2021
Tall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescens2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2021
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021
Water EarwortScapania undulata2021
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021
Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus2021
Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa2021
Portuguese Feather-mossRhynchostegium alopecuroides2021
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2021
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2021
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2021
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2021
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2021
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2021
Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2021
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2021
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2021
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021
Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2021
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2021
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2021
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2021
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2021
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2021
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2021
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2021
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2021
Polytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigoniale2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

spring

2025

Carrion Crow · Raven · Crossbill · Canada Goose · Goosander +28

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RavenCorvus corax
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
GoosanderMergus merganser2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Great TitParus major2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2021
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2021

Soprano Pipistrelle

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2022
Common FrogRana temporaria2022

🐝

Insects8 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus · Green Tiger Beetle · Garden Chafer · Platycheirus scutatus +3

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2023
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2023

🌿

Plants88 species

winter

2026

Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum · Little Shaggy-moss · White Earwort · Lesser Fringe-moss · Soft-rush +83

Bryoerythrophyllum campylocarpumBryoerythrophyllum campylocarpum2021
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024
Lesser Fringe-mossRacomitrium affine2021
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2021
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2021
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2021
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana2021
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2021
Fairy BeadsMicrolejeunea ulicina2021
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2021
Whiskered VeilwortMetzgeria consanguinea2021
Flagellate Feather-mossHyocomium armoricum2021
Aloe HaircapPogonatum aloides2021
Fingered CowlwortColura calyptrifolia2021
Awl-leaved Swan-neck MossCampylopus subulatus2021
Rufous Forklet-mossDicranella rufescens2021
Alpine Thread-mossBryum alpinum2021
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2021
Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2021
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Large-leaved AvensGeum macrophyllum2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum2025
Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
EyebrightEuphrasia2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
RhododendronRhododendron2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa2021
Holt NotchwortOdontoschisma francisci2021
Lead-mossDitrichum plumbicola2021
Norwegian EarwortScapania scandica2021
Orkney NotchwortAnastrepta orcadensis2021
Slender SmoothcapAtrichum tenellum2021
Isothecium myosuroidesIsothecium myosuroides2021
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2021
Tall-clustered Thread-mossBryum pallescens2021
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2021
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2021
Yellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculare2021
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2021
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2021
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2021
Water EarwortScapania undulata2021
Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2021
Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus2021
Straggling PouchwortSaccogyna viticulosa2021
Portuguese Feather-mossRhynchostegium alopecuroides2021
Mougeot's Yoke-mossAmphidium mougeotii2021
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2021
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus2021
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2021
Woolly Fringe-mossRacomitrium lanuginosum2021
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2021
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2021
Slender Fringe-mossRacomitrium sudeticum2021
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2021
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2021
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2021
Andreaea rupestris var. rupestrisAndreaea rupestris var. rupestris2021
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2021
Wry-leaved Tamarisk-mossHeterocladium heteropterum2021
Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2021
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2021
Racomitrium obtusumRacomitrium obtusum2021
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2021
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium2021
Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2021
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2021
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2021
Polytrichum perigonialePolytrichum perigoniale2021