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55.90602, -3.61045
Open directionsv 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Starling, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Smooth Lady's-mantle, Sessile Grimmia, Capillary Thread-moss +21 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Smooth Lady's-mantle, Sessile Grimmia, Capillary Thread-moss +21 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
River Avon Heritage Trail Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Regional walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 75 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 75 National Cycle Network
Show on map Peel Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Almond Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Nell Burn Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Folly Burn Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Alderstone Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
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Wildlife to spot
7,648 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,648 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Coal Tit +23
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Syrphus · Black Clock +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,648 records · National Biodiversity Network Starling · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Coal Tit +23
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Coot Fulica atra2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Syrphus · Black Clock +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Conops quadrifasciatus Conops quadrifasciatus2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 