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Belton Park Golf Course

4 ha

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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52.93335, -0.61230

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Great Tit, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Great Tit, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Face Fly +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Face Fly +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route

Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route303 m

Named routeLength 303 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

29,488 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,488 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +32

JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects15 species

spring

2026

Face Fly · Syrphus torvus · Red-belted Cleaver · Small Nettle Weevil · Hypera nigrirostris +10

Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SyrphusSyrphus
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,488 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

spring

2026

Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin +32

JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects15 species

spring

2026

Face Fly · Syrphus torvus · Red-belted Cleaver · Small Nettle Weevil · Hypera nigrirostris +10

Face FlyMusca autumnalis
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SyrphusSyrphus
Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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