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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 647 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via NCN National Route 647 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 647
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Dukeries Trail
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Dukeries Trail Walking route ▾
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647 Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref 647 Length 32 km Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Nottinghamshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Retford Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 647 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 647 Length 2.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Chaffinch +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Yellow-wort · Common Fleabane · Common Eyebright · Common Yellow-sedge · Glaucous Sedge +29
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia New Zealand Pigmyweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,186 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Chaffinch +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Herring Gull Larus argentatus Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Muntjac · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Yellow-wort · Common Fleabane · Common Eyebright · Common Yellow-sedge · Glaucous Sedge +29
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Common Eyebright Euphrasia nemorosa Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia New Zealand Pigmyweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crassula helmsii
Crassula helmsii
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula