Broadleaved woodland near Owston Ferry
5 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.51316, -0.77520
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
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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Alongside Kelfield Catchwater
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Wildlife to spot
1,140 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,140 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Tufted Duck · Mallard +29
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- CootFulica atra2015
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2015
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2015
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2018
- GadwallMareca strepera2015
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2015
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2015
- TealAnas crecca2015
- MagpiePica pica2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2015
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Peacock +7
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album
White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris · Common Reed · Cock's-foot +45
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,140 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Tufted Duck · Mallard +29
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2017
- CootFulica atra2015
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2015
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2015
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2015
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2015
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2015
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2015
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2015
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2015
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2015
- Great TitParus major2015
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2015
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2015
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2018
- GadwallMareca strepera2015
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2015
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2015
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2015
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2015
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2015
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2015
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2015
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2015
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2015
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2015
- TealAnas crecca2015
- MagpiePica pica2015
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2015
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2015
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Peacock +7
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album
White Dead-nettle · Red Dead-nettle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris · Common Reed · Cock's-foot +45
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Bramble
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2014
2014
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015RingletAphantopus hyperantus2015Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollisOrange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018Rubus fruticosus
Rubus fruticosus
HawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBrackenPteridium aquilinum2021BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2017Events & activities nearby
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