Broadleaved woodland near Gosberton
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.86888, -0.15769
Open directionsv
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
- 🛝Playground 268m 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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 268m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £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 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,411 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,411 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +28
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2021
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2023▾
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Red Admiral · Peacock +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +18
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- White-tipped Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,411 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +28
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2021
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2023▾
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Red Admiral · Peacock +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +18
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- White-tipped Bristle-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2020
Harmonia axyridis2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Back-SwimmerNotonecta2020Back-SwimmerNotonecta2020Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2020Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2020Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019Orthotrichum diaphanum
Orthotrichum diaphanum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum