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All Saints' Church

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Cirrenalia lignicola, Yellow Brain +21 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Cirrenalia lignicola, Yellow Brain +21 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Herb-Paris, Wood Speedwell +76 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Herb-Paris, Wood Speedwell +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Hogweed +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

Robin Hood WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km

Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network

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

National Byway Retford LoopCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 647Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.8 km

Named routeRef 647Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

springsummer

2026

Swallow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Water Rail +17

SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Mole

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects53 species

spring

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii +48

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Closterotomus fulvomaculatusClosterotomus fulvomaculatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Limonia nigropunctataLimonia nigropunctata
Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata
Tipula varipennisTipula varipennis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Tipula lunataTipula lunata
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea
Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina
Leptopa vittataLeptopa vittata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
PeacockAglais io
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus
Cionus alaudaCionus alauda

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2025

King Alfred's Cakes · Common Orange Lichen

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina

🌿

Plants60 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid · Wood Speedwell · Herb-Paris · Wood Melick · Hairy St John's-wort +55

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
YewTaxus baccata
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Silver BirchBetula pendula
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
PinePinus
DandelionTaraxacum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
HollyIlex aquifolium
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
BrambleRubus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Field MapleAcer campestre
IvyHedera helix
WoodruffGalium odoratum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
CinquefoilPotentilla
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Curled DockRumex crispus
HazelCorylus avellana
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
BugleAjuga reptans
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Dog-roseRosa canina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,721 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

springsummer

2026

Swallow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Water Rail +17

SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Hazel Dormouse · Mole

Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects53 species

spring

2025

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Marmalade Hoverfly · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii +48

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Pipiza noctilucaPipiza noctiluca
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis
Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Archarius pyrrhocerasArcharius pyrrhoceras
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Closterotomus fulvomaculatusClosterotomus fulvomaculatus
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus
Limonia nigropunctataLimonia nigropunctata
Long-horned Black LegionnaireBeris geniculata
Tipula varipennisTipula varipennis
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Tipula lunataTipula lunata
Baccha elongataBaccha elongata
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea
Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina
Leptopa vittataLeptopa vittata
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
PeacockAglais io
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus
Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus
Rhinoncus pericarpiusRhinoncus pericarpius
Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus
Cionus alaudaCionus alauda

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2025

King Alfred's Cakes · Common Orange Lichen

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina

🌿

Plants60 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid · Wood Speedwell · Herb-Paris · Wood Melick · Hairy St John's-wort +55

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
Wood MelickMelica uniflora
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
YewTaxus baccata
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Silver BirchBetula pendula
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
PinePinus
DandelionTaraxacum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
HollyIlex aquifolium
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
BrambleRubus
Red CampionSilene dioica
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Field MapleAcer campestre
IvyHedera helix
WoodruffGalium odoratum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
CinquefoilPotentilla
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Curled DockRumex crispus
HazelCorylus avellana
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
CleaversGalium aparine
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
BugleAjuga reptans
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Dog-roseRosa canina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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