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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › East Lindsey Getting here
53.17001, 0.20419
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 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Red-eyed Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pincushion, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Syntrichia montana var. montana +96 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Pincushion, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Syntrichia montana var. montana +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Elder +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
5 signed routes nearby
Route C5 Cycling route ▾
Spilsby circular route
Named route Ref C5 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C6 Cycling route ▾
Wainfleet Circular Route
Named route Ref C6 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C3 Cycling route ▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named route Ref C3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C1 Cycling route ▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named route Ref C1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C2 Cycling route ▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Path down the former railway's trackbed
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Wildlife to spot
4,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,326 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Pygmy Shrew · Rabbit
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meiosimyza decipiens · Cheilosia pagana · Syrphus ribesii · Eupeodes luniger +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meiosimyza decipiens Meiosimyza decipiens2025 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Rhododendron · Southern Marsh-orchid
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,326 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +44
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Martin Delichon urbicum Curlew Numenius arquata Common Gull Larus canus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Pygmy Shrew · Rabbit
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meiosimyza decipiens · Cheilosia pagana · Syrphus ribesii · Eupeodes luniger +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meiosimyza decipiens Meiosimyza decipiens2025 Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger2025 Rhododendron · Southern Marsh-orchid
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Bulb-Fly
Greater Bulb-Fly
Merodon equestris2025
Merodon equestris2025
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2024
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2024 