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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.49521, -0.81313
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swallow
- 🐕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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swallow
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Swallow, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +47 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Silver-moss, Hornschuch's Beard-moss +14 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Burnham Roadpublic footpath · 496 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 496 mSurface compactedPath type: track
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Looking East across the Airstrip at East Lound
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Wildlife to spot
2,827 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,827 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Merlin · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Shoveler · Kestrel +16
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus2022
- PochardAythya ferina2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
Water Vole · Bat · Hedgehog
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- BatChiroptera
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Peacock · Green-veined White +14
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Bristly Oxtongue · Tall Fescue +31
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Lords-and-Ladies
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,827 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Merlin · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Shoveler · Kestrel +16
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus2022
- PochardAythya ferina2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
Water Vole · Bat · Hedgehog
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- BatChiroptera
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Peacock · Green-veined White +14
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Broad-leaved Dock · Common Field-speedwell · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Bristly Oxtongue · Tall Fescue +31
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Lords-and-Ladies
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaLily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Arum maculatum
Arum maculatum
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixTaraxacum hesperiumTaraxacum hesperium2021Taraxacum hesperiumTaraxacum hesperium2021Dark Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum hamiferum2021Dark Hook-lobed DandelionTaraxacum hamiferum2021