Bingham medieval settlement, immediately west of Carnarvon School
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.95143, -0.94005
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Chaffinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 168m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Chaffinch, Wren +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Notts Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 187 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Fosse 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Grantham CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route262 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Footpath across a field off Cogley Lane, Bingham
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,083 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Partridge · Pheasant · Chaffinch +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Southern Hawker · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +12
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Hard Rush · False Fox-sedge · Wild Teasel · Pendulous Sedge · Cat's-ear +62
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- WeldReseda luteola
- Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,083 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Grey Partridge · Pheasant · Chaffinch +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Small White · Southern Hawker · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +12
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Hard Rush · False Fox-sedge · Wild Teasel · Pendulous Sedge · Cat's-ear +62
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
- WeldReseda luteola
- Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusSticky GroundselSenecio viscosusLesser BulrushTypha angustifoliaLesser BulrushTypha angustifoliaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHollyhockAlcea roseaHollyhockAlcea roseaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisRound-fruited RushJuncus compressusRound-fruited RushJuncus compressusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaHare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvenseHare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvenseGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaWater CressNasturtium officinaleWater CressNasturtium officinaleItalian AlderAlnus cordataItalian AlderAlnus cordataEvents & activities nearby
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