Broadleaved woodland near Holbeach 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › South Holland Getting here
52.81906, 0.03311
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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 welcomeDeciduous 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 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 716 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 716 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 594 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 594 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Rook · Kestrel · Swift · Pheasant +19
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Swift Apus apus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2018 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2017 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2018 Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell +13
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Common Reed · White Rocket · Fox-and-cubs · White Willow · Common Nettle +29
Common Reed Phragmites australis White Rocket Diplotaxis erucoides2018 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2018 White Willow Salix alba Common Nettle Urtica dioica Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,743 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Tawny Owl · Rook · Kestrel · Swift · Pheasant +19
Tawny Owl Strix aluco2019 Rook Corvus frugilegus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Swift Apus apus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Blackbird Turdus merula2019 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2019 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2019 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2019 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2019 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2019 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2019 Skylark Alauda arvensis2019 Stock Dove Columba oenas2018 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2017 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2018 Large White · Small White · Red Admiral · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell +13
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Common Reed · White Rocket · Fox-and-cubs · White Willow · Common Nettle +29
Common Reed Phragmites australis White Rocket Diplotaxis erucoides2018 Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2018 White Willow Salix alba Common Nettle Urtica dioica Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018 Great Bindweed
Great Bindweed
Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium2021
Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium2021
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2018
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2018
Field Maple Acer campestre2018
Field Maple Acer campestre2018
Hazel Corylus avellana2018
Hazel Corylus avellana2018
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2018
Hairy Sedge Carex hirta2018
Brookweed Samolus valerandi2018
Brookweed Samolus valerandi2018
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2018
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis2018
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2018
Garden Privet Ligustrum ovalifolium2018
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2018
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2018
Confused Bridewort Spiraea douglasii x salicifolia = S. x pseudosalicifolia2018
Confused Bridewort Spiraea douglasii x salicifolia = S. x pseudosalicifolia2018
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2018
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2018
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2018
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2018
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2018
Soapwort Saponaria officinalis2018
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2018
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera2018
Elm Ulmus2018
Elm Ulmus2018
Goat Willow Salix caprea2018
Goat Willow Salix caprea2018
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2018
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2018
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2018
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2018
Silver Birch Betula pendula2018
Silver Birch Betula pendula2018
Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata2018
Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata2018
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2018
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2018
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2018
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2018
Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis2018
Garden Asparagus Asparagus officinalis2018
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2018
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare2018
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2018
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2018
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2018
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2018
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2018
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium2018
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum2018
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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