Broadleaved woodland near Gosberton
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.87453, -0.14606
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
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
Photos
Boston Road north of Gosberton
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Wildlife to spot
3,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Starling · Robin +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- 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
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌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 · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird · Lily Beetle +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2020
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- PeacockAglais io
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Creeping Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +19
- 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
3,266 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Starling · Robin +28
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- 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
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
🦌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 · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Harlequin Ladybird · Lily Beetle +13
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2020
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
- PeacockAglais io
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Creeping Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +19
- 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
Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020Dock BugCoreus marginatus2020Back-SwimmerNotonecta2020Back-SwimmerNotonecta202010-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202010-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2020Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2020Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis202014-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202014-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019GatekeeperPyronia 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 complanataDeptford PinkDianthus armeria2021Deptford PinkDianthus armeria2021