Scotton Common - Broadleaved woodland
15 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
53.49268, -0.71934
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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 km4 public paths 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
2,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,507 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +28
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Brimstone · Orange-tip · Ringlet +6
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
Creeping Fingerwort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Waved Silk-moss · River Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +48
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
- Blunt-leaved Bog-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,507 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Robin · Wren · Woodpigeon · Willow Warbler +28
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Brimstone · Orange-tip · Ringlet +6
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
Creeping Fingerwort · Elegant Bristle-moss · Waved Silk-moss · River Feather-moss · Forked Veilwort +48
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
- Blunt-leaved Bog-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphagnum palustre2024
Sphagnum palustre2024
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024BeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2024Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Slender HaircapPolytrichum longisetum2024Slender HaircapPolytrichum longisetum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2024Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024Common PouchwortCalypogeia fissa2024