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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Getting here
53.38877, -0.03058
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch 🐕 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
🐦 64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anaspis maculata, Demetrias atricapillus, Paradromius linearis +118 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Dogwood, Common Mallow, Green Alkanet +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Silver Lincs Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Acthorpe Lane public footpath · 490 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 490 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
3,016 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana Hawthorn Shieldbug Bee Orchid · Dogwood · Common Mallow · Green Alkanet · Creeping Thistle +14
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Snapdragon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,016 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +37
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · 7-spot Ladybird +16
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana Hawthorn Shieldbug Bee Orchid · Dogwood · Common Mallow · Green Alkanet · Creeping Thistle +14
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024 Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Common Mallow Malva sylvestris Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Snapdragon Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Caliroa Caliroa
Caliroa Caliroa
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Megacoelum infusum Megacoelum infusum
Megacoelum infusum Megacoelum infusum
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Euscelis Euscelis
Euscelis Euscelis
Orthops (Orthops) basalis Orthops (Orthops) basalis
Orthops (Orthops) basalis Orthops (Orthops) basalis Antirrhinum majus
Antirrhinum majus
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Common Millet Panicum miliaceum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2024 