Broadleaved woodland near Chapel Hill 2 ha
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🌿 Foraging🍂 Seasonal🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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53.03983, -0.21527
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▾ 🌿 98+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Reed Canary-grass and Watercress among those found 🌿 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
🌿 98+ species of plants recorded here — summer brings peak botanical diversity with Reed Canary-grass and Watercress among those found 🌿 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 welcomePlants — Watercress, Red Dead-nettle, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Watercress, Scots Pine +95 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Reed Canary-grass, Watercress, Scots Pine +95 more · last seen 2019
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🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Little Owl, Jackdaw, Egyptian Goose +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Jackdaw, Egyptian Goose +28 more · last seen 2025
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Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Little Owl, Jackdaw, Egyptian Goose +28 more · last seen 2025
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Crab Lane Walking route ▾
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Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
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NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 429 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 429 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Owl · Jackdaw · Egyptian Goose · Kestrel · Greylag Goose +26
Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Redshank Tringa totanus2019 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina2018 Brown Hawker · Common Blue · Large White
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Reed Canary-grass · Watercress · Scots Pine · daffodils · Austrian Pine +92
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea Watercress Nasturtium officinale Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2018 daffodils Narcissus2018 Austrian Pine Pinus nigra2018 Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,584 records · National Biodiversity Network Little Owl · Jackdaw · Egyptian Goose · Kestrel · Greylag Goose +26
Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2021 Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2019 Whitethroat Curruca communis2019 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2019 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Stock Dove Columba oenas2020 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2020 Redshank Tringa totanus2019 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2019 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2019 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2019 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2018 Linnet Linaria cannabina2018 Brown Hawker · Common Blue · Large White
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018 Large White Pieris brassicae2018 Reed Canary-grass · Watercress · Scots Pine · daffodils · Austrian Pine +92
Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea Watercress Nasturtium officinale Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2018 daffodils Narcissus2018 Austrian Pine Pinus nigra2018 Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Trefoil
Lesser Trefoil
Trifolium dubium2018
Trifolium dubium2018
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2018
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2018
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2018
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2018
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2018
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2018
Dandelion Taraxacum2018
Dandelion Taraxacum2018
Black Mustard Brassica nigra2018
Black Mustard Brassica nigra2018
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2018
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2018
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2018
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2018
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2018
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2018
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2018
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2018
Silver Birch Betula pendula2018
Silver Birch Betula pendula2018
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2018
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia2018
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2018
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2018
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2018
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2018
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2018
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2018
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2018
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2018
Greater Plantain Plantago major2018
Greater Plantain Plantago major2018
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2018
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2018
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2018
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum2018
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2018
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2018
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2018
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2018
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2018
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2018
Wild Turnip Brassica rapa subsp. campestris2018
Wild Turnip Brassica rapa subsp. campestris2018
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba
Fat Duckweed Lemna gibba
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata
Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata
Blunt-fruited Water-starwort Callitriche obtusangula
Blunt-fruited Water-starwort Callitriche obtusangula
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2018
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2018
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2018
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2018
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2018
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2018
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2018
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2018
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'2018
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'2018
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2018
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2018
Red Oak Quercus rubra2018
Red Oak Quercus rubra2018
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2018
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2018
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2018
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2018
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2018
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2018
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2018
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2018
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2018
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2018
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2018
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2018
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2018
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2018
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2018
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2018
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2018
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2018
Norway Spruce Picea abies2018
Norway Spruce Picea abies2018
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2018
Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2018
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2018
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2018
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2018
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2018
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2018
Poa pratensis Poa pratensis2018
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2018
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2018
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2018
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna2018
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2018
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2018
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2018
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2018
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2018
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2018
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2018
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum2018
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2018
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2018
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2018
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2018
Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera2018
Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus subsp. oleifera2018
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2018
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans2018
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2018
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2018
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2018
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2018
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2018
Winter-cress Barbarea vulgaris2018
Primrose Primula vulgaris2018
Primrose Primula vulgaris2018
Salix alba var. vitellina Salix alba var. vitellina2018
Salix alba var. vitellina Salix alba var. vitellina2018
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2018
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2018
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2018
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2018
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2018
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2018
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2018
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2018
Beech Fagus sylvatica2018
Beech Fagus sylvatica2018
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2018
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2018
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2018
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2018
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2018
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2018
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2018
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2018
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2018
Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides2018
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2018
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2018
Ivy Hedera helix2018
Ivy Hedera helix2018
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2018
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2018
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2018
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2018
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2018
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2018
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2018
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2018
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2018
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2018
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2018
White Clover Trifolium repens2018
White Clover Trifolium repens2018
Alder Alnus glutinosa2018
Alder Alnus glutinosa2018
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus2018
Blunt-flowered Rush Juncus subnodulosus2018
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2018
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2018
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2018
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2018
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2018
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2018
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum2018
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