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▾ 🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Brown Hawker +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Kneiff's Feather-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Lateral Cryphaea +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Kneiff's Feather-moss, Bruch's Pincushion, Lateral Cryphaea +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Retford Loop Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
23,879 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 23,879 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Coot +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mistletoe · Musk-mallow · Bruch's Pincushion · Lateral Cryphaea · Kneiff's Feather-moss +10
Mistletoe Viscum album Musk-mallow Malva moschata Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 23,879 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Coot +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Teal Anas crecca Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker · Red-legged Shieldbug +7
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator 🌿 Plants 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mistletoe · Musk-mallow · Bruch's Pincushion · Lateral Cryphaea · Kneiff's Feather-moss +10
Mistletoe Viscum album Musk-mallow Malva moschata Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
Ischnura elegans
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort
Frullania dilatata
Frullania dilatata
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
Kneiff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea 