Wharton Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland12 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.42191, -0.73245
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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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,392 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,392 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Wheatear · House Sparrow · Stock Dove · Rock Dove +9
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2019▾
Common Toad
Small White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma · Meadow Brown +9
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +73
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,392 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Wheatear · House Sparrow · Stock Dove · Rock Dove +9
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2019
- Rock DoveColumba livia2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2019
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- SwallowHirundo rustica2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2019▾
Common Toad
Small White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma · Meadow Brown +9
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +73
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Variable-leaved Crestwort
Variable-leaved Crestwort
Lophocolea heterophylla
Lophocolea heterophylla
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumLong-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareRiver Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulareHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSlender Pocket-mossFissidens exilisSlender Pocket-mossFissidens exilisBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaSmall Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipilaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatumFragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricumFragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareCape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineareBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareShaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striataShaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striataLesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatumLesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesField MapleAcer campestre2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019ElderSambucus nigra2019ElderSambucus nigra2019TansyTanacetum vulgare2019TansyTanacetum vulgare2019DandelionTaraxacum2019DandelionTaraxacum2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2019SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019HollyIlex aquifolium2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Events & activities nearby
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