Gorse Close Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.79617, -0.72009
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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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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
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Wildlife to spot
4,962 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,962 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Whitethroat · Lapwing · Lesser Whitethroat · Linnet +18
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Natterer's Bat · Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Mole +3
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2023
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket · 2-spot Ladybird · Curtonotus aulicus · Iron Prominent · Common Wainscot +109
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2024
- Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2022
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens2022
- Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis
🍄Fungi3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Scaly Sawgill · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Turkeytail
- Scaly SawgillNeolentinus lepideus2024
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2023
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Indet. Comfrey · Walnut · White Dead-nettle · Ground-elder · Yellow Corydalis +7
- Indet. ComfreySymphytum
- WalnutJuglans regia2023
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,962 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Whitethroat · Lapwing · Lesser Whitethroat · Linnet +18
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
Natterer's Bat · Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Mole +3
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2023
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket · 2-spot Ladybird · Curtonotus aulicus · Iron Prominent · Common Wainscot +109
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2024
- Iron ProminentNotodonta dromedarius2022
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens2022
- Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis
🍄Fungi3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Scaly Sawgill · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · Turkeytail
- Scaly SawgillNeolentinus lepideus2024
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor2023
🌿Plants12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Indet. Comfrey · Walnut · White Dead-nettle · Ground-elder · Yellow Corydalis +7
- Indet. ComfreySymphytum
- WalnutJuglans regia2023
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soprano Pipistrelle
Soprano Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Pipistrellus pygmaeus2023
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus20232022
2022
Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2022Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2022Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2022Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2022Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2022Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2022Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2022Turnip MothAgrotis segetum2022Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2022Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2022Chequered PearlEvergestis pallidata2022Chequered PearlEvergestis pallidata2022Dusky PearlUdea prunalis2022Dusky PearlUdea prunalis2022Chequered Grass-mothCatoptria falsella2022Chequered Grass-mothCatoptria falsella2022Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2022Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2022Willow ErmineYponomeuta rorrella2022Willow ErmineYponomeuta rorrella2022Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2022Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina2022Cyclamen TortrixClepsis spectrana2022Cyclamen TortrixClepsis spectrana2022Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2022Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2022Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2022Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2022Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2022Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2022Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2022Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2022Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2022Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2022Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2022Dark Sword-grassAgrotis ipsilon2022Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta caliginosa2022Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta caliginosa2022Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2022Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2022Common Thistle MinerScrobipalpa acuminatella2022Common Thistle MinerScrobipalpa acuminatella2022Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2022Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2022Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2022Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea2022Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2022Chequered Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis corylana2022Barred MarbleCelypha striana2022Barred MarbleCelypha striana2022Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2022Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2022Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2022Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2022Common Zebra MothHelcystogramma rufescens2022Common Zebra MothHelcystogramma rufescens2022Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2022Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2022Yellow-spotted TortrixPseudargyrotoza conwagana2022Yellow-spotted TortrixPseudargyrotoza conwagana2022Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2022Black-fronted StrawCochylichroa atricapitana2022July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2022July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2022Large Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podana2022Large Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podana2022Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2022Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2022Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2022Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2022Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2022Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2022Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2022Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2022Chocolate-tipClostera curtula2022Chocolate-tipClostera curtula2022Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2022Ling PugEupithecia absinthiata2022Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2022Yellow-tailEuproctis similis2022Holly TortrixRhopobota naevana2022Holly TortrixRhopobota naevana2022Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2022Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2022Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2022Cloaked MinorMesoligia furuncula2022UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2022UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2022Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2022Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2022Lichen TortrixAcleris literana2022Lichen TortrixAcleris literana2022Grizzled Moss-mothBryotropha senectella2022Grizzled Moss-mothBryotropha senectella2022Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2022Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2022Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2022Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2022Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2022Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2022Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2022Pale Straw PearlUdea lutealis2022Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2022Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2022Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2022Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2022Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2022Six-striped RusticXestia sexstrigata2022Straw DotRivula sericealis2022Straw DotRivula sericealis2022Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2022Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2022Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2022Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2022Hawthorn DrabParaswammerdamia nebulella2022Hawthorn DrabParaswammerdamia nebulella2022Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2022Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2022Spindle Knot-hornNephopterix angustella2022Spindle Knot-hornNephopterix angustella2022Common White WaveCabera pusaria2022Common White WaveCabera pusaria2022Scarce FootmanEilema complana2022Scarce FootmanEilema complana2022Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2022Horse-Chestnut Leaf-minerCameraria ohridella2022Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2022Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2022V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2022V-pugChloroclystis v-ata2022Small GreyEudonia mercurella2022Small GreyEudonia mercurella2022Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2022Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2022Marbled CosmetMompha propinquella2022Marbled CosmetMompha propinquella2022RusticHoplodrina blanda2022RusticHoplodrina blanda2022Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2022Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2022Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2022Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2022Dark Tufted ScallopYpsolopha horridella2022Dark Tufted ScallopYpsolopha horridella2022Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2022Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2022Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2022Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2022Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2022Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2022SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2022SpectacleAbrostola tripartita2022Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2022Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2022Wakely's DowdBlastobasis lacticolella2022Wakely's DowdBlastobasis lacticolella2022LychnisHadena bicruris2022LychnisHadena bicruris2022Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2022Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2022Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2022Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2022Riband WaveIdaea aversata2022Riband WaveIdaea aversata2022Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2022Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2022Bee MothAphomia sociella2022Bee MothAphomia sociella2022Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2022Golden ArgentArgyresthia goedartella2022Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2022Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2022Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2022Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2022Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2022Ringed China-markParapoynx stratiotata2022Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2022Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2022Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2022Buff ErmineSpilosoma lutea2022Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2022Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2022Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2022Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2022Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2022Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2022Dun-barCosmia trapezina2022Dun-barCosmia trapezina2022ClayMythimna ferrago2022ClayMythimna ferrago2022Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2022Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2022Common FootmanEilema lurideola2022Common FootmanEilema lurideola2022Silver YAutographa gamma2022Silver YAutographa gamma2022Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2022Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2022Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2022Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2022Thistle MarbleLobesia abscisana2022Thistle MarbleLobesia abscisana2022Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2022Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2022Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2022Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2022Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2022Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2022Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2022Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2022Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2022Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria2022Lesser-spotted PinionCosmia affinis2022Lesser-spotted PinionCosmia affinis2022Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2022Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata2022Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Events & activities nearby
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