The Belt - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.98439, -0.50899
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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
- 🌿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
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
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Access road to Waterloo Farm
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Wildlife to spot
7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Pheasant +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Great TitParus major
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dock Bug · 24-spot Ladybird · Ivy Bee · Roesel's Bush-cricket
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Rock Pocket-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Rusty Beard-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Great Plait-moss +29
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,088 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Woodpigeon · Skylark · Pheasant +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Great TitParus major
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dock Bug · 24-spot Ladybird · Ivy Bee · Roesel's Bush-cricket
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Rock Pocket-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Rusty Beard-moss · Capillary Thread-moss · Great Plait-moss +29
- Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trichostomum brachydontium
Trichostomum brachydontium
Trichostomum brachydontium
Trichostomum brachydontium
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumChalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusShady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosusShady Beard-mossDidymodon umbrosusCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumGolden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllumGolden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaSpiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataTwisting Thread-mossBryum torquescensTwisting Thread-mossBryum torquescensSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis