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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › West Lindsey Getting here
53.49707, -0.35478
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Large White +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Harebell, Black Nightshade +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Harebell, Black Nightshade +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Nev Cole Way Walking route 93 km ▾
Named route Length 93 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loop Mountain bike route 58 km ▾
Named route Length 58 km Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Harlequin Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Oak Bush-cricket Bugloss · White Campion · Harebell · Black Nightshade · Weld +32
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis White Campion Silene latifolia Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Weld Reseda luteola Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,320 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Linnet Linaria cannabina Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Harlequin Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Darter +10
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Oak Bush-cricket Bugloss · White Campion · Harebell · Black Nightshade · Weld +32
Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis White Campion Silene latifolia Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Weld Reseda luteola Sticky Groundsel Senecio viscosus Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meconema thalassinum
Meconema thalassinum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2024
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2024
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2024
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2024
Dark-palped Melinda Melinda viridicyanea2024
Dark-palped Melinda Melinda viridicyanea2024
Hebecnema umbratica Hebecnema umbratica2024
Hebecnema umbratica Hebecnema umbratica2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2023
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica2023
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Red Campion Silene dioica2023
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2023
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2023
Arctium minus subsp. pubens Arctium minus subsp. pubens2023
Arctium minus subsp. pubens Arctium minus subsp. pubens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2023
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2023
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2023
Ulmus glabra subsp. glabra Ulmus glabra subsp. glabra2023
Ulmus glabra subsp. glabra Ulmus glabra subsp. glabra2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Cirsium arvense var. arvense Cirsium arvense var. arvense2023
Cirsium arvense var. arvense Cirsium arvense var. arvense2023
Myosotis arvensis var. arvensis Myosotis arvensis var. arvensis2023
Myosotis arvensis var. arvensis Myosotis arvensis var. arvensis2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2023
Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum Geranium robertianum subsp. robertianum2023
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2023
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2023
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