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Wern Camp

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51.93484, -4.88450

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
✦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

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
✦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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Large Red Damselfly, Small Tortoiseshell +119 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Marsh Fritillary, Large Red Damselfly, Small Tortoiseshell +119 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Curled Dock +25 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Curled Dock +25 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hazel +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 47Cycling route

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National Cycle Network National Route 82Cycling route

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Main RouteCycling route14.1 km

Named routeRef 47Length 14.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route12.6 km

Named routeRef 82Length 12.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.7 km

Named routeRef 47Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,028 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,028 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

summer

2025

Tawny Owl · Linnet · Kestrel · Cuckoo · Reed Bunting +23

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
RavenCorvus corax2018
DipperCinclus cinclus2018

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2018

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

summerautumn

2024

Marsh Fritillary · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Silver Y · Red Admiral +27

Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2018
Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2017
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2017
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2017
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2017
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2017
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2017
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2017
Broom MothCeramica pisi2017
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2017
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2017

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2019

Himalayan Balsam · Curled Dock · Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush · Bracken · Common Nettle +21

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Curled DockRumex crispus
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HazelCorylus avellana
Red CampionSilene dioica
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
GorseUlex europaeus
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
CleaversGalium aparine
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,028 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds28 species

summer

2025

Tawny Owl · Linnet · Kestrel · Cuckoo · Reed Bunting +23

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2018
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2018
RavenCorvus corax2018
DipperCinclus cinclus2018

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2018

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

summerautumn

2024

Marsh Fritillary · Green-veined White · Small Tortoiseshell · Silver Y · Red Admiral +27

Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Fox MothMacrothylacia rubi2019
Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2018
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Oak EggarLasiocampa quercus2018
Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2023
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2018
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2017
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2017
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa2017
Buff ArchesHabrosyne pyritoides2017
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor2017
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2017
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2017
Broom MothCeramica pisi2017
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2017
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2017

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2019

Himalayan Balsam · Curled Dock · Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush · Bracken · Common Nettle +21

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Curled DockRumex crispus
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HazelCorylus avellana
Red CampionSilene dioica
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
GorseUlex europaeus
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2017
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
CleaversGalium aparine
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Haynes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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