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Willow Wood

5 ha

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Shoveler +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +125 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Crab's Eye Lichen, Melanelixia fuliginosa, Peltigera hymenina +125 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Small White +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Orange-tip, Small White +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Wall Screw-moss, Silky Wall Feather-moss +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oftord to Canterbury CathedralWalking route

follows North Downs Way from Otford to Broughton Lees

Named routeRegional walking route

Scenic Green Trail Stage 4Walking route12 km

Named routeRef SGT4Length 12 kmLocal walking route

Scenic Green Trail Section 7Walking route13.6 km

Named routeRef SGT7Length 13.6 kmLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Greensand WayWalking route

Named routeRef GWRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 177 (Proposed)Cycling route

Named routeRef 177National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 17Cycling route

Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route321 m

Named routeRef 17Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 17Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route5 m

Named routeRef 17Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 17Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds71 species

winterspring

2026

Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Robin +66

Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
MagpiePica pica2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2017
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
PintailAnas acuta2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2012
BitternBotaurus stellaris2010
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2015
WhitethroatCurruca communis2013
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2012
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2012
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2012
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
CootFulica atra2010
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2010

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Mammals18 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. +13

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2014
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2015
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2015
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2015
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2014
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2021
BatChiroptera2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2013

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Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

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Insects69 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Orange-tip · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +64

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2014
Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2010
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
CommaPolygonia c-album2014
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2013
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2013
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2013
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2013
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2018
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2018
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2018
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2015
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2015
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2015
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2015
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2015
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2015
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2015
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2015
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2015
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2015
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2015
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2015
Straw DotRivula sericealis2015
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2015
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2015
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015
RusticHoplodrina blanda2015
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2015
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2015
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2015
ClayMythimna ferrago2015
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2015
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2015
Peppered MothBiston betularia2015
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2015
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2015
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2013
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2013
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2013
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2012
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2011
Goat MothCossus cossus2010
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2010
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2010
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2010

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Fungi128 species

winter

2020

Melanelixia fuliginosa · Peltigera hymenina · Cladonia coniocraea · Crab's Eye Lichen · Phaeophyscia orbicularis +123

Melanelixia fuliginosaMelanelixia fuliginosa2010
Peltigera hymeninaPeltigera hymenina2010
Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2010
Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella2010
Phaeophyscia orbicularisPhaeophyscia orbicularis2010
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2010
Stereocaulon nanodesStereocaulon nanodes2010
Toniniopsis aromaticaToniniopsis aromatica2010
Acarospora fuscataAcarospora fuscata2010
Physconia griseaPhysconia grisea2010
Buellia aethaleaBuellia aethalea2010
Lecidella scabraLecidella scabra2010
Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa2010
Flavoplaca flavocitrinaFlavoplaca flavocitrina2010
Lepraria finkiiLepraria finkii2010
Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2010
Acrocordia salweyiAcrocordia salweyi2010
Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2010
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2010
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma2010
Verrucaria hochstetteriVerrucaria hochstetteri2010
Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens2010
Clathroporinopsis nidarosiensisClathroporinopsis nidarosiensis2010
Dark CrottleHypogymnia physodes2010
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.2010
Agonimia tristiculaAgonimia tristicula2010
Lecania erysibe s. lat.Lecania erysibe s. lat.2010
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2010
Variospora aurantiaVariospora aurantia2010
Oak MossEvernia prunastri2010
Trapeliopsis flexuosaTrapeliopsis flexuosa2010
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2010
Old Man's BeardUsnea2010
Amandinea punctataAmandinea punctata2010
Lecidea fuscoatra s. lat.Lecidea fuscoatra s. lat.2010
Blennothallia crispaBlennothallia crispa2010
Leproplaca chrysodetaLeproplaca chrysodeta2010
Kuettlingeria teicholytaKuettlingeria teicholyta2010
Polycauliona polycarpaPolycauliona polycarpa2010
Flavoparmelia sorediansFlavoparmelia soredians2010
Chewing Gum LichenProtoparmeliopsis muralis2010
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera2010
Protoblastenia rupestrisProtoblastenia rupestris2010
Diploicia canescensDiploicia canescens2010
Micarea denigrataMicarea denigrata2010
Buellia ocellataBuellia ocellata2010
Circinaria contortaCircinaria contorta2010
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata2010
Psilolechia lucidaPsilolechia lucida2010
Myriospora smaragdulaMyriospora smaragdula2010
Xanthoria calcicolaXanthoria calcicola2010
Rhizocarpon reductumRhizocarpon reductum2010
Lecanora orostheaLecanora orosthea2010
Polycauliona ucrainicaPolycauliona ucrainica2010
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata2010
Myriolecis crenulataMyriolecis crenulata2010
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2010
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.2010
Physcia dubiaPhyscia dubia2010
Acarospora privignaAcarospora privigna2010
Botryolepraria lesdainiiBotryolepraria lesdainii2010
Myriolecis dispersaMyriolecis dispersa2010
Lecanora symmictaLecanora symmicta2010
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediataDirina massiliensis f. sorediata2010
Lepraria vouauxiiLepraria vouauxii2010
Lecanora sulphureaLecanora sulphurea2010
Lecanora polytropaLecanora polytropa2010
Bilimbia sabuletorumBilimbia sabuletorum2010
Cladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriata2010
Buellia griseovirensBuellia griseovirens2010
Circinaria calcareaCircinaria calcarea2010
Acolium inquinansAcolium inquinans2010
Myriolecis albescensMyriolecis albescens2010
Yellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatum
Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2016
Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus2016
Amanita DdrewllydAmanita echinocephala2016
Mealy DomecapTricholomella constricta2016
Psathyrella leucotephraPsathyrella leucotephra2016
Verrucaria glaucinaVerrucaria glaucina2010
Lepraria incana s. str.Lepraria incana s. str.2010
Porina linearisPorina linearis2010
Punctelia subrudecta s. str.Punctelia subrudecta s. str.2010
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2010
Lepra albescens var. albescensLepra albescens var. albescens2010
Myriolecis semipallidaMyriolecis semipallida2010
Placopyrenium fuscellumPlacopyrenium fuscellum2010
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellinaCandelariella vitellina f. vitellina2010
Melanohalea elegantulaMelanohalea elegantula2010
Tephromela atraTephromela atra2010
Verrucaria muralisVerrucaria muralis2010
Flavoplaca citrina s. str.Flavoplaca citrina s. str.2010
Lecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoidesLecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoides2010
Gyalecta jenensisGyalecta jenensis2010
Lecidea grisellaLecidea grisella2010
Acrocordia conoideaAcrocordia conoidea2010
Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena2010
Verrucaria nigrescensVerrucaria nigrescens2010
Diplotomma alboatrumDiplotomma alboatrum2010
Haematomma ochroleucum var. porphyriumHaematomma ochroleucum var. porphyrium2010
Candelariella aurella f. aurellaCandelariella aurella f. aurella2010
Secoliga jenensisSecoliga jenensis2010
Circinaria hoffmannianaCircinaria hoffmanniana2010
Flavoplaca citrina s. lat.Flavoplaca citrina s. lat.2010
Enchylium tenaxEnchylium tenax2010
Brianaria bauschianaBrianaria bauschiana2010
Candelariella vitellinaCandelariella vitellina2010
Sarcogyne regularisSarcogyne regularis2010
Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat.Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat.2010
Lecanora conizaeoidesLecanora conizaeoides2010
Athallia holocarpa s. lat.Athallia holocarpa s. lat.2010
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2010
Flavoplaca ruderumFlavoplaca ruderum2010
Lathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirens2010
Black ShieldsTephromela atra var. atra2010
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestrisLecanora campestris subsp. campestris2010
Lathagrium auriformeLathagrium auriforme2010
Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea2010
Flavoplaca oasisFlavoplaca oasis2010
Trapeliopsis granulosaTrapeliopsis granulosa2010
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.2010
Rusavskia elegansRusavskia elegans2010
Lecanora expallensLecanora expallens2010
Lepra albescens var. corallinaLepra albescens var. corallina2010
Catillaria lenticularisCatillaria lenticularis2010
Candelariella aurellaCandelariella aurella2010
Melanelixia glabratulaMelanelixia glabratula2010

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Plants67 species

winterspring

2026

Bluebell · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Capillary Thread-moss +62

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus2020
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2010
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2010
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2010
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2020
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2020
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2020
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2010
Squirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroides2010
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2010
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2010
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2010
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2010
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2010
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2010
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2010
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2010
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2010
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2020
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2020
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2020
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2020
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2020
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2020
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2010
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2010
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2010
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2010
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2010
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2010
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2010
Pea BryumBryum ruderale2010
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2010
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium2010
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2010
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2010
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2010
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2010
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2010
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2010
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2010
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2010
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,566 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds71 species

winterspring

2026

Mediterranean Gull · Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Robin +66

Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
OspreyPandion haliaetus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Great TitParus major2024
MagpiePica pica2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Little OwlAthene noctua2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2017
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
PintailAnas acuta2022
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2015
Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2012
BitternBotaurus stellaris2010
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
GarganeySpatula querquedula2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2021
Red KiteMilvus milvus2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2015
WhitethroatCurruca communis2013
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2012
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2012
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2012
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2011
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2011
CootFulica atra2010
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2010

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Mammals18 species

summer

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg. +13

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2014
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.Nyctalus/Eptesicus agg.2015
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2015
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2015
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2014
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2022
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2017
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus2021
BatChiroptera2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2017
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2013

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Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common ToadBufo bufo

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Insects69 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Orange-tip · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +64

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2014
Large WhitePieris brassicae2013
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata2010
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2015
CommaPolygonia c-album2014
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2013
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2013
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2013
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2013
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2024
Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2018
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2018
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2018
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015
Common WaveCabera exanthemata2015
UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2015
Grey/Dark DaggerAcronicta psi/tridens2015
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2015
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2015
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria2015
CoronetCraniophora ligustri2015
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2015
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis2015
Poplar GreySubacronicta megacephala2015
Dun-barCosmia trapezina2015
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2015
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata2015
Clouded BorderLomaspilis marginata2015
Common FootmanEilema lurideola2015
Straw DotRivula sericealis2015
Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2015
EngrailedEctropis crepuscularia2015
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2015
RusticHoplodrina blanda2015
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2015
Common EmeraldHemithea aestivaria2015
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.2015
Mottled BeautyAlcis repandata2015
ClayMythimna ferrago2015
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2015
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2015
Peppered MothBiston betularia2015
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2015
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2015
White AdmiralLimenitis camilla2013
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2013
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013
Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2013
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2012
Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2011
Goat MothCossus cossus2010
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2010
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2010
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2010

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Fungi128 species

winter

2020

Melanelixia fuliginosa · Peltigera hymenina · Cladonia coniocraea · Crab's Eye Lichen · Phaeophyscia orbicularis +123

Melanelixia fuliginosaMelanelixia fuliginosa2010
Peltigera hymeninaPeltigera hymenina2010
Cladonia coniocraeaCladonia coniocraea2010
Crab's Eye LichenOchrolechia parella2010
Phaeophyscia orbicularisPhaeophyscia orbicularis2010
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella2010
Stereocaulon nanodesStereocaulon nanodes2010
Toniniopsis aromaticaToniniopsis aromatica2010
Acarospora fuscataAcarospora fuscata2010
Physconia griseaPhysconia grisea2010
Buellia aethaleaBuellia aethalea2010
Lecidella scabraLecidella scabra2010
Porpidia tuberculosaPorpidia tuberculosa2010
Flavoplaca flavocitrinaFlavoplaca flavocitrina2010
Lepraria finkiiLepraria finkii2010
Punctelia jeckeriPunctelia jeckeri2010
Acrocordia salweyiAcrocordia salweyi2010
Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata2010
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina2010
Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma2010
Verrucaria hochstetteriVerrucaria hochstetteri2010
Variospora flavescensVariospora flavescens2010
Clathroporinopsis nidarosiensisClathroporinopsis nidarosiensis2010
Dark CrottleHypogymnia physodes2010
Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.Parmelia saxatilis s. lat.2010
Agonimia tristiculaAgonimia tristicula2010
Lecania erysibe s. lat.Lecania erysibe s. lat.2010
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea2010
Variospora aurantiaVariospora aurantia2010
Oak MossEvernia prunastri2010
Trapeliopsis flexuosaTrapeliopsis flexuosa2010
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.2010
Old Man's BeardUsnea2010
Amandinea punctataAmandinea punctata2010
Lecidea fuscoatra s. lat.Lecidea fuscoatra s. lat.2010
Blennothallia crispaBlennothallia crispa2010
Leproplaca chrysodetaLeproplaca chrysodeta2010
Kuettlingeria teicholytaKuettlingeria teicholyta2010
Polycauliona polycarpaPolycauliona polycarpa2010
Flavoparmelia sorediansFlavoparmelia soredians2010
Chewing Gum LichenProtoparmeliopsis muralis2010
Melanelixia subauriferaMelanelixia subaurifera2010
Protoblastenia rupestrisProtoblastenia rupestris2010
Diploicia canescensDiploicia canescens2010
Micarea denigrataMicarea denigrata2010
Buellia ocellataBuellia ocellata2010
Circinaria contortaCircinaria contorta2010
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata2010
Psilolechia lucidaPsilolechia lucida2010
Myriospora smaragdulaMyriospora smaragdula2010
Xanthoria calcicolaXanthoria calcicola2010
Rhizocarpon reductumRhizocarpon reductum2010
Lecanora orostheaLecanora orosthea2010
Polycauliona ucrainicaPolycauliona ucrainica2010
Flavoparmelia caperataFlavoparmelia caperata2010
Myriolecis crenulataMyriolecis crenulata2010
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens2010
Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.2010
Physcia dubiaPhyscia dubia2010
Acarospora privignaAcarospora privigna2010
Botryolepraria lesdainiiBotryolepraria lesdainii2010
Myriolecis dispersaMyriolecis dispersa2010
Lecanora symmictaLecanora symmicta2010
Dirina massiliensis f. sorediataDirina massiliensis f. sorediata2010
Lepraria vouauxiiLepraria vouauxii2010
Lecanora sulphureaLecanora sulphurea2010
Lecanora polytropaLecanora polytropa2010
Bilimbia sabuletorumBilimbia sabuletorum2010
Cladonia fimbriataCladonia fimbriata2010
Buellia griseovirensBuellia griseovirens2010
Circinaria calcareaCircinaria calcarea2010
Acolium inquinansAcolium inquinans2010
Myriolecis albescensMyriolecis albescens2010
Yellowing KnightTricholoma scalpturatum
Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina2016
Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus2016
Amanita DdrewllydAmanita echinocephala2016
Mealy DomecapTricholomella constricta2016
Psathyrella leucotephraPsathyrella leucotephra2016
Verrucaria glaucinaVerrucaria glaucina2010
Lepraria incana s. str.Lepraria incana s. str.2010
Porina linearisPorina linearis2010
Punctelia subrudecta s. str.Punctelia subrudecta s. str.2010
Lecanora campestrisLecanora campestris2010
Lepra albescens var. albescensLepra albescens var. albescens2010
Myriolecis semipallidaMyriolecis semipallida2010
Placopyrenium fuscellumPlacopyrenium fuscellum2010
Candelariella vitellina f. vitellinaCandelariella vitellina f. vitellina2010
Melanohalea elegantulaMelanohalea elegantula2010
Tephromela atraTephromela atra2010
Verrucaria muralisVerrucaria muralis2010
Flavoplaca citrina s. str.Flavoplaca citrina s. str.2010
Lecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoidesLecanora conizaeoides f. conizaeoides2010
Gyalecta jenensisGyalecta jenensis2010
Lecidea grisellaLecidea grisella2010
Acrocordia conoideaAcrocordia conoidea2010
Phlyctis argenaPhlyctis argena2010
Verrucaria nigrescensVerrucaria nigrescens2010
Diplotomma alboatrumDiplotomma alboatrum2010
Haematomma ochroleucum var. porphyriumHaematomma ochroleucum var. porphyrium2010
Candelariella aurella f. aurellaCandelariella aurella f. aurella2010
Secoliga jenensisSecoliga jenensis2010
Circinaria hoffmannianaCircinaria hoffmanniana2010
Flavoplaca citrina s. lat.Flavoplaca citrina s. lat.2010
Enchylium tenaxEnchylium tenax2010
Brianaria bauschianaBrianaria bauschiana2010
Candelariella vitellinaCandelariella vitellina2010
Sarcogyne regularisSarcogyne regularis2010
Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat.Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat.2010
Lecanora conizaeoidesLecanora conizaeoides2010
Athallia holocarpa s. lat.Athallia holocarpa s. lat.2010
Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.Punctelia subrudecta s. lat.2010
Flavoplaca ruderumFlavoplaca ruderum2010
Lathagrium fuscovirensLathagrium fuscovirens2010
Black ShieldsTephromela atra var. atra2010
Lecanora campestris subsp. campestrisLecanora campestris subsp. campestris2010
Lathagrium auriformeLathagrium auriforme2010
Peltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranacea2010
Flavoplaca oasisFlavoplaca oasis2010
Trapeliopsis granulosaTrapeliopsis granulosa2010
Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.2010
Rusavskia elegansRusavskia elegans2010
Lecanora expallensLecanora expallens2010
Lepra albescens var. corallinaLepra albescens var. corallina2010
Catillaria lenticularisCatillaria lenticularis2010
Candelariella aurellaCandelariella aurella2010
Melanelixia glabratulaMelanelixia glabratula2010

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Plants67 species

winterspring

2026

Bluebell · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Capillary Thread-moss +62

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Flat NeckeraNeckera complanata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Petty Pocket-mossFissidens pusillus2020
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2010
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2010
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2010
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2020
Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2020
Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2020
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2020
Rambling Tail-mossAnomodon viticulosus2020
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2020
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2012
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2010
Squirrel-tail MossLeucodon sciuroides2010
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2010
Silver-mossBryum argenteum2010
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2010
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2010
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2010
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2010
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2010
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2010
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2010
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2020
Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi2020
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2020
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2020
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2020
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2020
Velvet Feather-mossBrachytheciastrum velutinum2020
Juicy Silk-mossPlagiothecium succulentum2020
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2010
Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2010
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2010
Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2010
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2010
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2010
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2010
Pea BryumBryum ruderale2010
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoidesFissidens bryoides var. bryoides2010
Beech Feather-mossCirriphyllum crassinervium2010
Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2010
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2010
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2010
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2010
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2010
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2010
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2010
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2010
Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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