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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.78472, -0.36353
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +301 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Ground-ivy +44 more · last seen 2024
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Footpath alongside Car Dyke
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,308 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Stenophylax permistus · Grammotaulius nigropunctatus · Limnephilus lunatus · Limnephilus affinis +49
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2024
- Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2024
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023
- Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024
Cleavers · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Yorkshire-fog · Black-grass · Hawthorn +10
- CleaversGalium aparine2024
- Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2024
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
- Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,308 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Blue Tit +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2023▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Stenophylax permistus · Grammotaulius nigropunctatus · Limnephilus lunatus · Limnephilus affinis +49
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2024
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2024
- Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus2024
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2023
- Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024
Cleavers · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Yorkshire-fog · Black-grass · Hawthorn +10
- CleaversGalium aparine2024
- Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2024
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
- Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis2023
Mystacides longicornis2023
Allygus modestusAllygus modestusAllygus modestusAllygus modestusSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleSouthern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionaleRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeZabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioidesOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOpsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalusOpsius stactogalusDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiDiaperis boletiXyleborinus saxeseniiXyleborinus saxeseniiXyleborinus saxeseniiXyleborinus saxeseniiTrox scaberTrox scaberTrox scaberTrox scaberAphodius pedellusAphodius pedellusAphodius pedellusAphodius pedellusPseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostreBrachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaberBrachypterus glaberLimnephilus hirsutusLimnephilus hirsutus2024Limnephilus hirsutusLimnephilus hirsutus2024Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2024Scymnus haemorrhoidalisScymnus haemorrhoidalis2024Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2024Deltocephalus pulicarisDeltocephalus pulicaris2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2024Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2024Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2024Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2024Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2024Limnephilus extricatusLimnephilus extricatus2024Limnephilus extricatusLimnephilus extricatus2024Stenophylax vibexStenophylax vibex2024Stenophylax vibexStenophylax vibex2024Trichiosoma lucorum/laterale/tibiale agg.Trichiosoma lucorum/laterale/tibiale agg.2024Trichiosoma lucorum/laterale/tibiale agg.Trichiosoma lucorum/laterale/tibiale agg.2024Ornithomya aviculariaOrnithomya avicularia2024Ornithomya aviculariaOrnithomya avicularia2024Heteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornis2024Heteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornis2024Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2023Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2023Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2023Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2023Crochet-hooked StilettoThereva plebeja2023Crochet-hooked StilettoThereva plebeja2023Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2023Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2023Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2023Ecnomus tenellusEcnomus tenellus2023Phasia pusillaPhasia pusilla2023Phasia pusillaPhasia pusilla2023Phryganea bipunctataPhryganea bipunctata2023Phryganea bipunctataPhryganea bipunctata2023HydropsycheHydropsyche2023HydropsycheHydropsyche2023Limnephilus vittatusLimnephilus vittatus2023Limnephilus vittatusLimnephilus vittatus2023Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2023Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2023Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2023Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2023Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia2023Empis nuntiaEmpis nuntia2023Brooklime Gall WeevilGymnetron veronicae2023Brooklime Gall WeevilGymnetron veronicae2023Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2023Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus2023Eremocoris podagricusEremocoris podagricus2023Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2023Legnotus limbosusLegnotus limbosus2023Syntomus truncatellusSyntomus truncatellus2023Syntomus truncatellusSyntomus truncatellus2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2023Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2023Scatopse notataScatopse notata2023Scatopse notataScatopse notata2023Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2023Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2023Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2023Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2023Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2023Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus20232024
2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024MistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Field PansyViola arvensis2023Field PansyViola arvensis2023