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Womersley medieval settlement remains and Victorian ice house in Icehouse Park

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🛝Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 293m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Myrmica scabrinodis, Common Blue +113 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Myrmica scabrinodis, Common Blue +113 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Hawthorn, Ash +44 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Hawthorn, Ash +44 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Bramble +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Little OwlAthene noctua
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
CootFulica atra2015
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2013

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Mammals3 species

spring

2022

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Shrew

Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Common ShrewSorex araneus

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2017

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects116 species

springsummer

2023

Small White · Myrmica scabrinodis · Common Blue · Red Admiral · Comma +111

Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016
CommaPolygonia c-album2016
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2016
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2016
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2016
Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2014
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2014
Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis2014
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2014
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2014
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2014
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2014
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2014
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2014
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2014
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2019
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2019
Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2019
Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2019
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2019
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2019
Delia radicumDelia radicum2019
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2019
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2019
Pegomya bicolorPegomya bicolor2019
Wilke's Mining BeeAndrena wilkella2019
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2019
Bronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorum2019
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2019
Pherbellia cinerellaPherbellia cinerella2019
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2019
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2019
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2019
White-footed Furrow BeeLasioglossum leucopus2019
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2019
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2019
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2019
Delia platuraDelia platura2019
Least Furrow BeeLasioglossum minutissimum2019
Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2019
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2019
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes2019
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2019
Helina reversioHelina reversio2019
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2019
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2019
Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2019
Bare-saddled Blood BeeSphecodes ephippius2019
Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2019
Gonia divisaGonia divisa2019
Leucophora personataLeucophora personata2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2016
PeacockAglais io2016
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2016
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2014
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2014
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2014
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2014
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2014
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2014
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2014
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2014
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2014
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2014
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2014
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2014
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2014
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2014
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2014
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2014
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2014
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2014
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2014
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2014
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2014
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2012
Agabus paludosusAgabus paludosus2010
Haliplus heydeniHaliplus heydeni2010
Agabus didymusAgabus didymus2010
Anacaena limbataAnacaena limbata2010
Ochthebius minimusOchthebius minimus2010
Hygrotus impressopunctatusHygrotus impressopunctatus2010
Graptodytes pictusGraptodytes pictus2010
Hydroporus palustrisHydroporus palustris2010
Haliplus lineatocollisHaliplus lineatocollis2010
Colymbetes fuscusColymbetes fuscus2010
Haliplus sibiricusHaliplus sibiricus2010
Helochares lividusHelochares lividus2010
Hydroporus planusHydroporus planus2010
Laccobius bipunctatusLaccobius bipunctatus2010

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Plants264 species

autumn

2022

Hawthorn · Elder · Pineappleweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Ash +259

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2014
ElderSambucus nigra
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2014
AshFraxinus excelsior2014
Rosa caninaRosa canina2014
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
White Dead-nettleLamium album2010
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2010
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2010
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014
CleaversGalium aparine2014
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014
White CloverTrifolium repens2010
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2010
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2010
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2010
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2010
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010
daffodilsNarcissus2010
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2010
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2010
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2010
Common VetchVicia sativa2010
AlderAlnus glutinosa2010
Goat WillowSalix caprea2010
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2010
Silver BirchBetula pendula2010
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2010
Common ChickweedStellaria media2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
HazelCorylus avellana2010
WeldReseda luteola2010
Common CudweedFilago germanica2010
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2010
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2010
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2010
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2010
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2019
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2019
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2013
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013
Ulota crispaUlota crispa2013
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2013
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2013
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2013
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2013
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2013
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2013
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2013
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2013
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2013
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2013
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2013
Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata2013
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2013
Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale2013
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2013
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2013
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2013
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2013
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2013
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2013
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2013
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2013
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2013
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2013
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2013
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2010
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2010
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2010
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2010
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2010
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2010
PignutConopodium majus2010
Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2010
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2010
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2010
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2010
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2010
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2010
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2010
DewberryRubus caesius2010
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2010
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2010
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2010
Sweet VioletViola odorata2010
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2010
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2010
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2010
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2010
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2010
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2010
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010
Red CampionSilene dioica2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2010
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2010
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2010
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2010
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2010
NipplewortLapsana communis2010
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2010
BrookweedSamolus valerandi2010
AspenPopulus tremula2010
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2010
Glabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescens2010
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2010
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2010
YarrowAchillea millefolium2010
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Austrian PinePinus nigra2010
Black BryonyTamus communis2010
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2010
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010
WalnutJuglans regia2010
Greater Red-Hot-PokerKniphofia x praecox2010
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2010
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2010
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2010
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2010
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2010
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2010
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2010
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2010
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2010
Sweet-flagAcorus calamus2010
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2010
BulrushTypha latifolia2010
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2010
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2010
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2010
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2010
Field MapleAcer campestre2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010
Lesser PondweedPotamogeton pusillus2010
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2010
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2010
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2010
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2010
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2010
Water MintMentha aquatica2010
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2010
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2010
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2010
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2010
Greater PlantainPlantago major2010
Wild CherryPrunus avium2010
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2010
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2010
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2010
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2010
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2010
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2010
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2010
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2010
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2010
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010
White WillowSalix alba2010
Grape-hyacinthMuscari neglectum2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
LilacSyringa vulgaris2010
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010
CowslipPrimula veris2010
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
Field PansyViola arvensis2010
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2010
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2010
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2010
Bird CherryPrunus padus2010
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum2010
Thread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllus2010
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2010
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Curled DockRumex crispus2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2010
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2010
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2010
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2010
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010
Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2010
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2010
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
MezereonDaphne mezereum2010
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2010
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2010
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2010
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2010
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2010
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2010
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2010
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2010
Evening PrimroseOenothera2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,293 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +64

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Great TitParus major2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Little OwlAthene noctua
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
CootFulica atra2015
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2013

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Mammals3 species

spring

2022

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Shrew

Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Common ShrewSorex araneus

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Amphibians1 species

autumn

2017

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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Insects116 species

springsummer

2023

Small White · Myrmica scabrinodis · Common Blue · Red Admiral · Comma +111

Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Myrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodis2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016
CommaPolygonia c-album2016
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2016
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Sphaeroderma testaceumSphaeroderma testaceum2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2019
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2016
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2016
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2016
Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2014
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2014
Limonia phragmitidisLimonia phragmitidis2014
Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2014
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2014
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2014
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2014
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2014
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2014
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2014
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2020
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2019
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2019
Clover Leaf WeevilHypera postica2019
Agriotes acuminatusAgriotes acuminatus2019
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2019
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2019
Delia radicumDelia radicum2019
Yellow-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus2019
Face FlyMusca autumnalis2019
Pegomya bicolorPegomya bicolor2019
Wilke's Mining BeeAndrena wilkella2019
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2019
Bronze Furrow BeeHalictus tumulorum2019
Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2019
Pherbellia cinerellaPherbellia cinerella2019
Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2019
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2019
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2019
White-footed Furrow BeeLasioglossum leucopus2019
Gooden's Nomad BeeNomada goodeniana2019
Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2019
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2019
Delia platuraDelia platura2019
Least Furrow BeeLasioglossum minutissimum2019
Green Furrow BeeLasioglossum morio2019
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2019
Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes2019
Silver-Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius argentatus2019
Helina reversioHelina reversio2019
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2019
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2019
Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2019
Bare-saddled Blood BeeSphecodes ephippius2019
Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2019
Gonia divisaGonia divisa2019
Leucophora personataLeucophora personata2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2016
PeacockAglais io2016
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2016
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2016
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2015
Silver YAutographa gamma2015
Epiphragma ocellareEpiphragma ocellare2014
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2014
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2014
Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2014
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2014
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2014
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2014
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2014
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2014
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2014
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2014
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2014
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2014
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2014
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2014
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2014
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2014
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2014
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2014
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2014
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2014
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2014
Minettia longipennisMinettia longipennis2014
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2012
Agabus paludosusAgabus paludosus2010
Haliplus heydeniHaliplus heydeni2010
Agabus didymusAgabus didymus2010
Anacaena limbataAnacaena limbata2010
Ochthebius minimusOchthebius minimus2010
Hygrotus impressopunctatusHygrotus impressopunctatus2010
Graptodytes pictusGraptodytes pictus2010
Hydroporus palustrisHydroporus palustris2010
Haliplus lineatocollisHaliplus lineatocollis2010
Colymbetes fuscusColymbetes fuscus2010
Haliplus sibiricusHaliplus sibiricus2010
Helochares lividusHelochares lividus2010
Hydroporus planusHydroporus planus2010
Laccobius bipunctatusLaccobius bipunctatus2010

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Plants264 species

autumn

2022

Hawthorn · Elder · Pineappleweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Ash +259

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2014
ElderSambucus nigra
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2014
AshFraxinus excelsior2014
Rosa caninaRosa canina2014
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2010
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2010
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2010
White Dead-nettleLamium album2010
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2010
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2010
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2014
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014
CleaversGalium aparine2014
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2014
White CloverTrifolium repens2010
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2010
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2010
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2010
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2010
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2010
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2010
daffodilsNarcissus2010
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2010
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2010
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2010
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2010
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2010
Common VetchVicia sativa2010
AlderAlnus glutinosa2010
Goat WillowSalix caprea2010
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2010
Silver BirchBetula pendula2010
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2010
Common ChickweedStellaria media2010
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2010
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2010
Common SallowSalix cinerea2010
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2010
HazelCorylus avellana2010
WeldReseda luteola2010
Common CudweedFilago germanica2010
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2010
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2010
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2010
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2010
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2010
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2010
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2010
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2019
Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2019
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2019
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2019
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2013
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum2013
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2013
Ulota crispaUlota crispa2013
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2013
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2013
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2013
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2013
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2013
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2013
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2013
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2013
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2013
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2013
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2013
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2013
Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2013
Palustriella commutataPalustriella commutata2013
Bordered Screw-mossTortula marginata2013
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2013
Wall Feather-mossRhynchostegium murale2013
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2013
Slender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroides2013
Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2013
Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2013
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2013
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2013
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2013
Woodsy Silk-mossPlagiothecium nemorale2013
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2013
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2013
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2013
Ulmus minorUlmus minor2010
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2010
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2010
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2010
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2010
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2010
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2010
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia2010
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2010
PignutConopodium majus2010
Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2010
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2010
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2010
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2010
Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2010
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2010
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2010
DewberryRubus caesius2010
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2010
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2010
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2010
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2010
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2010
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2010
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2010
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2010
Sweet VioletViola odorata2010
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2010
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2010
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2010
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2010
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2010
Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2010
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2010
Red CampionSilene dioica2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2010
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2010
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2010
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2010
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2010
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2010
NipplewortLapsana communis2010
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2010
BrookweedSamolus valerandi2010
AspenPopulus tremula2010
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2010
Glabrous WhitlowgrassErophila glabrescens2010
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2010
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2010
YarrowAchillea millefolium2010
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2010
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2010
Austrian PinePinus nigra2010
Black BryonyTamus communis2010
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2010
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2010
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2010
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2010
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2010
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2010
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2010
WalnutJuglans regia2010
Greater Red-Hot-PokerKniphofia x praecox2010
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2010
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2010
Giant BlackberryRubus armeniacus2010
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2010
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2010
Sand SpurreySpergularia rubra2010
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2010
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2010
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2010
Sweet-flagAcorus calamus2010
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2010
BulrushTypha latifolia2010
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2010
Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2010
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2010
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2010
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2010
Field MapleAcer campestre2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2010
Lesser PondweedPotamogeton pusillus2010
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2010
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2010
Common CouchElymus repens2010
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2010
Italian AlderAlnus cordata2010
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2010
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2010
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2010
Water MintMentha aquatica2010
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2010
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2010
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2010
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2010
Greater PlantainPlantago major2010
Wild CherryPrunus avium2010
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2010
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2010
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2010
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2010
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2010
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2010
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2010
Sea-buckthornHippophae rhamnoides2010
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2010
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2010
Highclere HollyIlex aquifolium x perado = I. x altaclerensis2010
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2010
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2010
White WillowSalix alba2010
Grape-hyacinthMuscari neglectum2010
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2010
LilacSyringa vulgaris2010
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2010
CowslipPrimula veris2010
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2010
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2010
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2010
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2010
Field PansyViola arvensis2010
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2010
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2010
Evergreen OakQuercus ilex2010
Bird CherryPrunus padus2010
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2010
Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum2010
Thread-leaved Water-crowfootRanunculus trichophyllus2010
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2010
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2010
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2010
Curled DockRumex crispus2010
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2010
Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2010
Annual PearlwortSagina apetala2010
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2010
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia2010
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2010
Sagina apetalaSagina apetala2010
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2010
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2010
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album2010
MezereonDaphne mezereum2010
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2010
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2010
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2010
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2010
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2010
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2010
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2010
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2010
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2010
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2010
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2010
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2010
Large-flowered Evening-primroseOenothera glazioviana2010
Evening PrimroseOenothera2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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