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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.97711, -0.72274
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 286m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST. PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +82 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Wood Bristle-moss, White-tipped Bristle-moss +41 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Highfield Closepublic footpath · 105 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route946 m▾
Named routeRef 15Length 946 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
St Peter's church, Foston
Photos
St Peter's church, Foston
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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2017
2017
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensisGrey SquirrelSciurus carolinensisBrown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2016Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus20162018
2018
PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017Large WhitePieris brassicae2017Large WhitePieris brassicae2017Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024EupeodesEupeodes2023EupeodesEupeodes2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2023CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2017Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2017Anobium inexspectatumAnobium inexspectatum2015Anobium inexspectatumAnobium inexspectatum2015Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2015Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2015Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2014GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2014Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010Notostira elongataNotostira elongataNotostira elongataNotostira elongataZygina flammigeraZygina flammigeraZygina flammigeraZygina flammigeraTwin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatusTwin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatusCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaHoverflySyrphidaeHoverflySyrphidaeCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons2024Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifronsMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) albifrons2024Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2023Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2023Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2023Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2023Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2023SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2023SarcophagidaeSarcophagidae2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2023Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2022Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2020Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2020BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus2019Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus2019Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2019Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2018Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri201810-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata201710-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2017Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2017Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2017Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2017Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2017Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2017Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2017Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2017Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2017Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2017Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2017Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2017Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2017Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2017Rhagium mordaxRhagium mordax2017Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2017Stenocorus meridianusStenocorus meridianus2017Megatoma undataMegatoma undata2017Megatoma undataMegatoma undata2017Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2017Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2017Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2017Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2017Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2017Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2017Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2015Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2015Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2015Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2015Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2015Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2015Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2015Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2015Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2015Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2015Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2015Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2015Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2014Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2014Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2014Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2014Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2012Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2012Common BluePolyommatus icarus2010Common BluePolyommatus icarus2010Brown ArgusAricia agestis2010Brown ArgusAricia agestis2010RingletAphantopus hyperantus2010RingletAphantopus hyperantus2010Mamillate Plait-moss
Mamillate Plait-moss
Hypnum andoi2010
Hypnum andoi2010
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2022Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2022Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2014Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2014Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2012Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2012Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2010Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2010RedshankCeratodon purpureus2010RedshankCeratodon purpureus2010Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2010Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2010Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2010Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2010Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2010Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2010Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2010Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2010Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2010Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2010Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2010Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2010Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2010Sand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanum2010Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2010Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2010Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2010Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2010Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2010Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2010Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2010Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2010Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2010Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2010Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2010Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2010Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2010Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2010Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2010Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2010Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2010Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2010Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2010Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2010Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2010Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2010Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2010Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2010Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2010Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2010Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2010Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2010Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2010Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2010Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2010Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2010Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2010Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2010Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2010Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2010Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2010Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella2010Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2010Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2010Silver-mossBryum argenteum2010Silver-mossBryum argenteum2010Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2010Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2010Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2010Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2010Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2010Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2010Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2010Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2010Events & activities nearby
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