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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.99329, -0.73234
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Grey Heron
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦18+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Grey Heron
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Grey Heron, Skylark +15 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hydropsyche, Limnephilus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird +177 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Barn Owl, Grey Heron, Skylark +15 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell); Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National 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
N/ACycling route645 m▾
Named routeLength 645 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 64Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Baker's Lanebridleway · 86 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 86 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Baker's Lanebridleway · 154 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 119 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 137 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 137 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Long Lanebridleway · 290 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 290 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
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The village Green, Westborough
Photos
The village Green, Westborough
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,621 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,621 records · NBN AtlasBarn Owl · Grey Heron · Skylark · Robin · Rook
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hydropsyche · Limnephilus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Tinodes waeneri
+175 more speciesHide species list
All 180 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2026Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Giant Blackberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,621 records · NBN AtlasBarn Owl · Grey Heron · Skylark · Robin · Rook
+13 more speciesHide species list
All 18 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Hydropsyche · Limnephilus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Tinodes waeneri
+175 more speciesHide species list
All 180 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HydropsycheHydropsyche2025
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025
- Glyphotaelius pellucidus
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2026Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Giant Blackberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025PolycentropodidaePolycentropodidae2025PolycentropodidaePolycentropodidae2025Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2025Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHydroptilaHydroptila2025HydroptilaHydroptila2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2025Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2025Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Non-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidaeHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025PolycentropusPolycentropus2025PolycentropusPolycentropus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Empis lividaEmpis livida2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae2025LeptoceridaeLeptoceridae2025Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2025Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2025Ophonus ardosiacusOphonus ardosiacus2025Ophonus ardosiacusOphonus ardosiacus2025Ephemera vulgataEphemera vulgata2025Ephemera vulgataEphemera vulgata2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025AlticaAltica2025AlticaAltica2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025AgrayleaAgraylea2025Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2025Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2025PhryganeaPhryganea2025PhryganeaPhryganea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Ceraclea albimaculaCeraclea albimacula2025Ceraclea albimaculaCeraclea albimacula2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla2025Psychomyia pusillaPsychomyia pusilla2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Phryganea grandisPhryganea grandis2025Phryganea grandisPhryganea grandis2025MelanotusMelanotus2025MelanotusMelanotus2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025Jet AntLasius fuliginosus2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2025Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2024Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2024Ceraclea dissimilisCeraclea dissimilis2024Ceraclea dissimilisCeraclea dissimilis2024BradycellusBradycellus2024BradycellusBradycellus2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaMocydia croceaSpotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukiiSpotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukiiJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025Notostira elongataNotostira elongata2025Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2025Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2025Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2025Yellow-legged CenturionSargus flavipes2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025PegomyaPegomya2025PegomyaPegomya2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2025Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025PsychomyiidaePsychomyiidae2025PsychomyiidaePsychomyiidae2025Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2025Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025AmaraAmara2025AmaraAmara2025HoverflySyrphidae2025HoverflySyrphidae2025Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025HarpalusHarpalus2025HarpalusHarpalus2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025AnthomyiaAnthomyia2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2025Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor2025Carabid BeetleCarabidae2025Carabid BeetleCarabidae2025Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornis2025Green Leaf WeevilPhyllobius maculicornis2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2025Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Cyrnus flavidusCyrnus flavidus2025Cyrnus flavidusCyrnus flavidus2025Dewberry StriderMacrophya rufipes2025Dewberry StriderMacrophya rufipes2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2025Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2025Dasytes plumbeusDasytes plumbeus2025Dasytes plumbeusDasytes plumbeus202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Donacia semicupreaDonacia semicuprea2025Donacia semicupreaDonacia semicuprea2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025ChaoborusChaoborus2025ChaoborusChaoborus2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025St Marks FlyBibio marci2025BluebottleCalliphora2025BluebottleCalliphora2025Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae2025Indet. AnthomyiidAnthomyzidae2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2025EristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Dicranomyia choreaDicranomyia chorea2024Dicranomyia choreaDicranomyia chorea2024Limnephilus bipunctatusLimnephilus bipunctatus2024Limnephilus bipunctatusLimnephilus bipunctatus2024CurculioCurculio2024CurculioCurculio2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024LimnephilusLimnephilus2024LimnephilusLimnephilus2024Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2024Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2024KybosKybos2024KybosKybos2024HydroptilidaeHydroptilidae2024HydroptilidaeHydroptilidae2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2024Rhipidia maculataRhipidia maculata2024CeracleaCeraclea2024CeracleaCeraclea2024Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2024Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2024Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2024RhyacophilaRhyacophila2024RhyacophilaRhyacophila2024Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2024LuciliaLucilia2024LuciliaLucilia2024Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2024Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2024Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2024Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2024UroleuconUroleucon2024UroleuconUroleucon2024AphrodesAphrodes2024AphrodesAphrodes2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024CacopsyllaCacopsylla2024CacopsyllaCacopsylla2024Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024Events & activities nearby
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