Car Dyke SE of Blankney Wood
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.14224, -0.33282
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Jackdaw
- ✦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 — Kestrel, Jackdaw, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Jackdaw, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bembidion lunulatum, Bembidion biguttatum, Neria cibaria +115 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Square-stalked Willowherb, Sun Spurge, Dwarf Mallow +24 more · last seen 2020
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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The Car Dyke near Oak Tree Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,362 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,362 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Pheasant · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Cercopis vulnerata · Pied Shieldbug · Aphis (Aphis) farinosa · Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +3
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
- Aphis (Aphis) farinosaAphis (Aphis) farinosa
- Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysiBrachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Pink Water-speedwell
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,362 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Pheasant · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Cercopis vulnerata · Pied Shieldbug · Aphis (Aphis) farinosa · Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +3
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024
- Aphis (Aphis) farinosaAphis (Aphis) farinosa
- Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysiBrachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Pink Water-speedwell
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2024Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024Events & activities nearby
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