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Places › England › East Midlands › North Kesteven Getting here
53.10824, -0.67768
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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 🍄 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Deer Shield, Common Bonnet +72 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Deer Shield, Common Bonnet +72 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Peacock, Brimstone +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Peacock, Brimstone +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Fungi — Oak Pin, Blackfoot Polypore, Wood Blewits +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Church Lane public footpath · 386 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 386 m Path type: footway
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 93 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 93 Regional cycle route
Show on map Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle Track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 40 m ▾
Named route Length 40 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 325 m ▾
Named route Length 325 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 208 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 208 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,993 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Goldfinch +45
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wigeon Mareca penelope Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pintail Anas acuta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pochard Aythya ferina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Skylark Alauda arvensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Deer Shield · Purplepore Bracket · Purple Brittlegill · Oak Pin · Stump Puffball +17
Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum Purple Brittlegill Russula atropurpurea Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata Wood Cauliflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,993 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Goldfinch +45
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wigeon Mareca penelope Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pintail Anas acuta Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Pochard Aythya ferina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Swift Apus apus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Skylark Alauda arvensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Banded Demoiselle · Broad-bodied Chaser
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Deer Shield · Purplepore Bracket · Purple Brittlegill · Oak Pin · Stump Puffball +17
Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum Purple Brittlegill Russula atropurpurea Oak Pin Cudoniella acicularis Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata Wood Cauliflower Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sparassis crispa
Sparassis crispa
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa
Leaf Parachute Marasmius epiphyllus
Leaf Parachute Marasmius epiphyllus
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Giant Elm Bracket Rigidoporus ulmarius
Giant Elm Bracket Rigidoporus ulmarius
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Oak Blackhead Diatrypella quercina
Oak Blackhead Diatrypella quercina
Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum
Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis
Blushing Rosette Abortiporus biennis
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica
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