Norbury Hills - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.36080, -0.75458
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 · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
4,038 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,038 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Talpidae · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- TalpidaeTalpidae
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Asparagus Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 2-spot Ladybird
Slender Speedwell · Springy Turf-moss
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,038 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Talpidae · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- TalpidaeTalpidae
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Asparagus Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +20
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 2-spot Ladybird
Slender Speedwell · Springy Turf-moss
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Events & activities nearby
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