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Security report for swallowsnursery.co.uk

Swallows Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd · Retail · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in SSL/TLS, Security headers and 1 other check.

Security score

52/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Swallows Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd operates an independent retail plant nursery located in Mixbury, North Oxfordshire, UK. The company specializes in growing and selling high-quality plants, including shrubs, bedding plants, trees, and topiary, with an emphasis on peat-free products. Additionally, the business offers an onsite cafe serving coffee, Nordic cakes, brunch, and lunch on select days, enhancing the customer experience. The nursery also caters to trade buyers and provides delivery services. The website reflects a small, locally focused business with a strong community presence and a commitment to quality and sustainability. Technically, the website is built on WordPress using WooCommerce for e-commerce capabilities, WPBakery Page Builder for layout, and integrates several modern libraries such as Bootstrap 5 and jQuery. The site is mobile-optimized and includes SEO best practices like meta tags and structured data. However, some technical improvements are recommended, including the implementation of security headers and a cookie consent mechanism to enhance privacy compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure forms with anti-spam measures. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of security headers and incomplete analytics setup slightly reduce the security posture. The WHOIS data for the domain is unavailable or invalid, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy, though the presence of a UK company registration number and consistent business information on the site supports its legitimacy. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy front for a small retail nursery business. Strategic recommendations include improving privacy compliance with cookie consent, adding security headers, clarifying WHOIS/domain registration status, and enhancing analytics implementation to support business growth and security assurance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

9 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

  2. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
27
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
52

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Swallows Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd occupies a niche in the UK retail gardening sector, targeting both retail customers and trade buyers. Its competitive advantage lies in its high-quality, peat-free plants, inspirational show gardens, and an integrated cafe experience that promotes customer engagement. The business model combines direct plant sales with hospitality services and trade sales, diversifying revenue streams. The company maintains an active social media presence to engage local communities and promote seasonal offerings. Growth indicators include a well-maintained website with e-commerce capabilities and a newsletter subscription option. The partnership ecosystem includes local radio and social media platforms, though no formal partner domains were identified. The company registration number adds credibility and legal standing in the UK market.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security maturity level. HTTPS is enforced, and forms include anti-spam honeypot fields, reducing risk from automated abuse. However, the lack of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents a missed opportunity to harden the site against common web attacks. No evidence of exposed credentials, malware, or phishing was found. Privacy compliance is partial, with no visible cookie consent mechanism or detailed GDPR policy, which could expose the business to regulatory risk. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are absent, indicating limited preparedness for security incidents. Overall, the security culture appears basic but functional, suitable for a small retail business but with room for improvement.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options) to enhance protection against web attacks.
  2. Add a cookie consent banner and update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR compliance and data protection practices.
  3. Clarify domain registration status and resolve WHOIS data issues to improve trust and legitimacy perception.
  4. Establish a security.txt file and incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident management.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and perform regular security audits to maintain compliance and reduce risk.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Swallows Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd
Registration number
08891646
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Swallows Nursery & Plant Centre Ltd
Description
Independent plant nursery with cafe selling high quality plants direct to the gardening public. Visit inspirational show gardens, enjoy coffee and Nordic cakes, brunch and lunch served Fridays to Sundays.
Key services
Plant sales, Show gardens, Cafe services, Trade sales, Delivery
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
WordPress, WooCommerce, WPBakery Page Builder, Bootstrap 5, jQuery, Slick Carousel, Mailchimp for WordPress, Instagram Feed plugin
Frameworks
WooCommerce
Platforms
WordPress
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with honeypot anti-spam

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Marketing tools
Mailchimp for WordPress
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally designed WordPress site with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality.
  2. No WHOIS data available for the exact domain queried, indicating possible misquery or domain registration issue.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners detected, which may impact GDPR compliance.
  4. Google Tag Manager is present but container code is disabled, indicating incomplete analytics setup.
  5. Social media presence on Facebook and Instagram is active and linked.
  6. No security headers detected in the HTML source; recommend adding for improved security posture.
  7. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the HTML content; contact form is present.
  8. Company registration number is displayed in footer, adding trust.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a mature and widely used CMS platform (WordPress) with WooCommerce for e-commerce functionality, indicating a solid technical foundation. The use of modern front-end frameworks like Bootstrap 5 and jQuery ensures responsive design and interactive features. Performance is moderate, with CDN usage for libraries such as jsDelivr and Cloudflare-hosted resources improving load times. The site includes structured data (JSON-LD) and Open Graph metadata for SEO and social sharing optimization. However, the Google Tag Manager container is disabled, limiting analytics capabilities. The absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates technical debt in security and privacy compliance. Overall, the infrastructure is stable but would benefit from modernization in security and privacy features to reduce operational risks.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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