Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.62032, -0.58589
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Copper, Small White, Meadow Brown +54 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sheep's-fescue, Great Plait-moss, Wood-Rush +51 more · last seen 2024
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cup Lichen, Dog Lichen · last seen 2017
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route779 m▾
Named routeLength 779 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route423 m▾
Named routeRef 169Length 423 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 169Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Crop field towards Rookery Plantation
Photos
Crop field towards Rookery Plantation
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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