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Blow Wells Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.69692, -0.47169

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route

Named routeNational walking route

E2 (Humber Bridge)Walking route

Named routeInternational walking route

🚴

Cycling

105 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

38,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Gadwall · Moorhen · Mallard · Blue Tit +86

Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects29 species

summerautumn

2026

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +24

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Helina evectaHelina evecta2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025
Agrypnia pagetanaAgrypnia pagetana2025
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025

🌿

Plants36 species

autumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Winter Heliotrope · Viper's-bugloss · Dune Thread-moss · Bristly Oxtongue +31

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
WeldReseda luteola
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2025
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025
Bryum algovicum var. rutheanumBryum algovicum var. rutheanum2025
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2025
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2025
Aloina aloidesAloina aloides2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025
Heim's PottiaHennediella heimii2025
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Mute Swan · Gadwall · Moorhen · Mallard · Blue Tit +86

Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WigeonMareca penelope
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RedshankTringa totanus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Muntjac

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi

🐸

Amphibians2 species

wintersummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects29 species

summerautumn

2026

Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug +24

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Water Stick InsectRanatra (Ranatra) linearis2025
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Helina evectaHelina evecta2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2025
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Bradycellus verbasciBradycellus verbasci2025
Agrypnia pagetanaAgrypnia pagetana2025
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2025
Notaris scirpiNotaris scirpi2025

🌿

Plants36 species

autumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Winter Heliotrope · Viper's-bugloss · Dune Thread-moss · Bristly Oxtongue +31

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Sweet VioletViola odorata
WeldReseda luteola
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2025
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2025
Bryum algovicum var. rutheanumBryum algovicum var. rutheanum2025
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2025
Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2025
Aloina aloidesAloina aloides2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025
Heim's PottiaHennediella heimii2025
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2025
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Water MintMentha aquatica2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025