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Broadleaved woodland near Great Boleness Field

1 ha

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 260m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nene WayWalking route177 km

Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route379 m

Named routeRef 63Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route392 m

Named routeRef 63Length 392 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 63Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Winceby Closebridleway · 10 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

4,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

spring

2025

Woodcock · Swift · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +26

WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwiftApus apus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021

🦌

Mammals12 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Brown Long-eared Bat · Water Vole +7

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
Indet. DeerCervidae2019
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2024

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects40 species

summer

2025

Red Admiral · Small White · Rosemary Beetle · Peacock · Harlequin Ladybird +35

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
PeacockAglais io2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022
Limothrips denticornisLimothrips denticornis2019
Chirothrips manicatusChirothrips manicatus2019
Thunder FlyLimothrips cerealium2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2026

Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Cherry Laurel +17

Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2022
Large-flowered TickseedCoreopsis grandiflora2022
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2022
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2019
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2019
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,520 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

spring

2025

Woodcock · Swift · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +26

WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwiftApus apus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
BuzzardButeo buteo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021

🦌

Mammals12 species

springautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Brown Long-eared Bat · Water Vole +7

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2022
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
Indet. DeerCervidae2019
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2024

Common Frog · Great Crested Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects40 species

summer

2025

Red Admiral · Small White · Rosemary Beetle · Peacock · Harlequin Ladybird +35

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
PeacockAglais io2019
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Ivy BeeColletes hederae2022
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2022
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2022
Limothrips denticornisLimothrips denticornis2019
Chirothrips manicatusChirothrips manicatus2019
Thunder FlyLimothrips cerealium2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🌿

Plants22 species

springsummer

2026

Blue Anemone · Wood Forget-me-not · Common Dog-violet · Alexanders · Cherry Laurel +17

Blue AnemoneAnemone apennina
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Great Forget-me-notBrunnera macrophylla
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2023
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2022
Large-flowered TickseedCoreopsis grandiflora2022
White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2022
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale2019
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2019
Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Humphrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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