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The Shrubbery - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.35194, -0.15332

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

summer

2025

Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +67

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwiftApus apus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Great TitParus major2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CuckooCuculus canorus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Little TernSternula albifrons2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2020

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird

Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021

🌿

Plants8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Winter Aconite · Springy Turf-moss · Harebell · Feverfew · False-acacia +3

Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,610 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

summer

2025

Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch · Jackdaw +67

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwiftApus apus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MagpiePica pica2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Great TitParus major2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Common GullLarus canus2022
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CuckooCuculus canorus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
NuthatchSitta europaea2022
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
Little TernSternula albifrons2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2020

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

winterautumn

2026

Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird

Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021

🌿

Plants8 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Winter Aconite · Springy Turf-moss · Harebell · Feverfew · False-acacia +3

Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023
False-acaciaRobinia pseudoacacia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Deserted village (site of) N of Calcethorpe Manor FarmHistoric site3.7 km→✦Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East WykehamHistoric site2.8 km→✦Grim's Mound, a Bronze Age bowl barrow 600m NNW of Grimblethorpe HallHistoric site1.5 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Julian's churchyardHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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