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Beacon Hill camp

1 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
✦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

🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Lancaster Roadpublic footpath · 15 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: service

Lancaster Roadpublic footpath · 638 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 638 mPath type: service

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

summerautumn

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Little Ringed Plover +7

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants31 species

autumn

2025

Hair-pointed Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Schreber's Forklet-moss +26

Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,943 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

summerautumn

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Little Ringed Plover +7

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

🌿

Plants31 species

autumn

2025

Hair-pointed Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Schreber's Forklet-moss +26

Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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