Broadleaved woodland near Gosberton
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.86938, -0.14891
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
- 🐕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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲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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Boston Road north of Gosberton
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Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin +28
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- 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
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CootFulica atra2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2021
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Lily Beetle · Red Admiral +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Creeping Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +18
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Robin +28
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- 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
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CootFulica atra2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2021
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Lily Beetle · Red Admiral +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- PeacockAglais io
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Creeping Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +18
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2020Back-SwimmerNotonecta2020Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2020Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea202010-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202010-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202014-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202014-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2019Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumPointed 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 complanata