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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Grey Partridge, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Partridge, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Flowering-rush, Cow Parsley +34 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Flowering-rush, Cow Parsley +34 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Blackthorn, Dandelion, Common Nettle +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Spa TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Spa TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Partridge · Pink-footed Goose · Swift · Swallow · Yellow Wagtail +20

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2019
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Water Shrew · Hedgehog · American Mink · Badger

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
American MinkNeovison vison2022
BadgerMeles meles2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2025

Large White · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Ivy Bee · Red Admiral +21

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024
Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2020
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
HornetVespa crabro2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018

🌿

Plants41 species

autumn

2024

Flowering-rush · Himalayan Balsam · Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Groundsel +36

Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2018
Fat-henChenopodium album2018
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
Common OracheAtriplex patula2018
White CampionSilene latifolia2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2023
Night-flowering CatchflySilene noctiflora2020
Wild PansyViola tricolor2020
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2020
IvyHedera helix2019
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2019
YewTaxus baccata2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrumSolanum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2018
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Field PansyViola arvensis2018
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2018
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2018
Caucasian LimeTilia cordata x dasystyla = T. x euchlora2018
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2018
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2018
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2018
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2018
White Dead-nettleLamium album2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
DewberryRubus caesius2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,337 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Partridge · Pink-footed Goose · Swift · Swallow · Yellow Wagtail +20

Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
NuthatchSitta europaea2019
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2019
Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Water Shrew · Hedgehog · American Mink · Badger

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
American MinkNeovison vison2022
BadgerMeles meles2019

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects26 species

summer

2025

Large White · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Ivy Bee · Red Admiral +21

Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2024
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024
Myopa testaceaMyopa testacea2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2020
Grey-patched Mining BeeAndrena nitida2020
Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2020
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2020
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
HornetVespa crabro2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018

🌿

Plants41 species

autumn

2024

Flowering-rush · Himalayan Balsam · Swine-cress · Fat-hen · Groundsel +36

Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2018
Fat-henChenopodium album2018
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2018
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2018
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2018
Common OracheAtriplex patula2018
White CampionSilene latifolia2018
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2023
Night-flowering CatchflySilene noctiflora2020
Wild PansyViola tricolor2020
Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2020
IvyHedera helix2019
London PlanePlatanus occidentalis x orientalis = P. x hispanica2019
YewTaxus baccata2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2018
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2018
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2018
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2018
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrumSolanum nigrum subsp. nigrum2018
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2018
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
Greater PlantainPlantago major2018
Field PansyViola arvensis2018
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2018
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2018
Caucasian LimeTilia cordata x dasystyla = T. x euchlora2018
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2018
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2018
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2018
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2018
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2018
Hybrid OakQuercus petraea x robur = Q. x rosacea2018
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2018
White Dead-nettleLamium album2018
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2018
DewberryRubus caesius2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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