Scotton Common - Broadleaved woodland
10 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.48803, -0.70515
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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
5,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,147 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Brimstone · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Euceraphis betulae +20
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2025
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens · Red Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss +11
- Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024
- Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2024
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2024
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,147 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Chiffchaff · Wren · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2026▾
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Brimstone · Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis · Euceraphis betulae +20
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
- Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae2025
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens · Red Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss +11
- Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024
- Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2024
- Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2024
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Compact Bog-moss
Compact Bog-moss
Sphagnum compactum2024
Sphagnum compactum2024
Marsh GentianGentiana pneumonantheMarsh GentianGentiana pneumonantheHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaBroom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024