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Getting here
53.29735, -0.12298
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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 — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Small White +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Yellow-wort, Yellow-rattle +116 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
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
Church Lanepublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: service
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,383 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,383 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGannet · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Kestrel +15
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Coenosia tigrina · Sphaerophoria · Volucella bombylans · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Nanna fasciata
Hogweed · Small Nettle · Soft-brome · Meadow Foxtail · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +149
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,383 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGannet · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Kestrel +15
- GannetMorus bassanus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Coenosia tigrina · Sphaerophoria · Volucella bombylans · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire · Scathophaga stercoraria +11
- Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
- Nanna fasciata
Hogweed · Small Nettle · Soft-brome · Meadow Foxtail · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill +149
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Small NettleUrtica urens
- Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
- Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Nanna fasciata
Nanna fasciata
Limnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsusLimnephilus sparsusEmpis stercoreaEmpis stercoreaEmpis stercoreaEmpis stercoreaHylemyaHylemyaHylemyaHylemyaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzelia cilipesAzelia cilipesAzelia cilipesAzelia cilipesAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansPhaonia halterataPhaonia halterataPhaonia halterataPhaonia halterataEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaSpiked SedgeCarex spicataSpiked SedgeCarex spicataUlota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBay WillowSalix pentandraBay WillowSalix pentandraBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusCurled PondweedPotamogeton crispusWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-Nettle agg.Galeopsis tetrahitMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusWatercressNasturtium officinaleWatercressNasturtium officinaleSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataSmall-leaved LimeTilia cordataFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaSpring-sedgeCarex caryophylleaField Mouse-earCerastium arvenseField Mouse-earCerastium arvenseWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaScorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifoliaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusRed CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativumRed CloverTrifolium pratense var. sativumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisCorn SpurreySpergula arvensisLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisCornus sanguinea subsp. australisMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifoliaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaCommon Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriformeCommon Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriformeCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWalnutJuglans regiaWalnutJuglans regiaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon SedgeCarex nigraCommon SedgeCarex nigraElmUlmusElmUlmusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumWellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteumBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareBlunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangulaBlunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangulaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusAlopecurus geniculatus x pratensis = A. x brachystylusAlopecurus geniculatus x pratensis = A. x brachystylusAlopecurus geniculatus x pratensis = A. x brachystylusAlopecurus geniculatus x pratensis = A. x brachystylusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaFennel PondweedStuckenia pectinataFennel PondweedStuckenia pectinataMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustreMarsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre