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Aquarius Wood

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingInsectsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.97134, -0.77813

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐝353+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Brimstone Moth and Common Wainscot are among those observed
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Meadowsweet, Hazel +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone Moth, Common Wainscot, Snout +350 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone Moth, Common Wainscot, Snout +350 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Spear Thistle, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +77 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Spear Thistle, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +18 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Lecanora stenotropa, Coral Spot +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen, Lecanora stenotropa, Coral Spot +1 more · last seen 2025

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route666 m
Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Willow Farm along Normanton Lane

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Willow Farm along Normanton Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Fleming's BridgeHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Bottesford Friendly GardenUrban park3.2 km→✦Moated grange with fishpond at MustonHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Muston village cross, 70m east of Mountain Ash FarmHistoric site4.7 km→

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