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Getting here
52.94057, -0.15721
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Collared Dove
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Collared Dove
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, House Sparrow +42 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, House Sparrow +42 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +78 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Swartz's Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +44 more · last seen 2019
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
1 signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Packhorse Lanebridleway · 589 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 589 mPath type: bridleway
Packhorse Lanebridleway · 144 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 144 mPath type: residential
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Stump Cross, Swineshead, Lincs
Photos
Stump Cross, Swineshead, Lincs
Facilities
🅿️Parking
2 nearby · Free · 142m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,768 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,768 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2025Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Robin · Starling
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2011
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2010
- Rock DoveColumba livia
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2018
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians5 species
summerautumn
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · frogs and toads
🐝Insects81 species
winterspringsummer
2026Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral
+76 more speciesHide species list
All 81 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red Admiral
Capillary Thread-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2018
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2018
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,768 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummer
2025Woodpigeon · Collared Dove · House Sparrow · Robin · Starling
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CootFulica atra
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2011
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2016
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2011
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2011
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2010
- Rock DoveColumba livia
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Feral Cat · Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Feral CatFelis catus2024
- BadgerMeles meles2018
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians5 species
summerautumn
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · frogs and toads
🐝Insects81 species
winterspringsummer
2026Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Large White · Red Admiral
+76 more speciesHide species list
All 81 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red Admiral
Capillary Thread-moss · Swartz's Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2018
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2018
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2018
- Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2018
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Oryctolagus cuniculus2019
Brown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusVanessa atalanta2019
Vanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui20192-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataOlibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis2025Olibrus corticalisOlibrus corticalis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi201910-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2025Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus2025Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2025Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2025Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis2025Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2025Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2015BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2015Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2014Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2014Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2025Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2024Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2015Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2015Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2015Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2015Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Dorytomus hirtipennisDorytomus hirtipennis2025Dorytomus hirtipennisDorytomus hirtipennis2025Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Dromius angustusDromius angustus2025Dromius angustusDromius angustus2025Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2025Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2025Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2025Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2024Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Cantharis crypticaCantharis cryptica2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2024Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2024Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2024Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2024Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2024Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri2024Rhyzobius forestieriRhyzobius forestieri2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2024Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2019Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2019Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2014Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2014Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2013Meadow BrownManiola jurtina20132018
2018
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2018Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2018Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2018Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2018Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2018Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2018Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2018White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2018White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2018Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2018Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2018RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018RedshankCeratodon purpureus2018Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2018Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2018Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2018Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2018Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2018Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2018Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2018Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2018Wavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosus2018Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018Silver-mossBryum argenteum2018Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2018Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2018Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2018Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2018Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2018Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2018Cuspidate Earth-mossTortula acaulon2018Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2018Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2018Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2018Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2018Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2018Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2018Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2018Pea BryumBryum ruderale2018Pea BryumBryum ruderale2018Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2018Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2018Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2018Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2018Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2018Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2018Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2018Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2018Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2018Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2018Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2018Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2018Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2018Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2018Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2018Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2018Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2018Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2018Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2018Golden Thread-mossLeptobryum pyriforme2018Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2018Pill BryumBryum violaceum2018Pill BryumBryum violaceum2018Raspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffii2018Raspberry BryumBryum klinggraeffii2018HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2017Events & activities nearby
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