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Bottom Plantation

19 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.80670, -0.70279

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐝350+ species of insects recorded here — summer is peak season; Large Yellow Underwing and Setaceous Hebrew Character are among those observed
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +347 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Brimstone Moth +347 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Wigeon, Peregrine, Pochard +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Wigeon, Peregrine, Pochard +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder, Red Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dags, Buckminster Park. July 2025 (2)

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dags, Buckminster Park. July 2025 (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Woolsthorpe ManorUrban park4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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