Stanion Lane Plantation - Conifer woodland
13 ha
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🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
52.47836, -0.66543
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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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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 welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km▾
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route40 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route138 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 138 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route164 m▾
Named routeRef 552Length 164 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,149 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Blackcap · Greenfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Wild Teasel · Field Bindweed · Creeping Thistle · White Dead-nettle · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +52
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,149 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Great Tit · Blackcap · Greenfinch +33
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Wild Teasel · Field Bindweed · Creeping Thistle · White Dead-nettle · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill +52
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2024
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common OracheAtriplex patula2024Common OracheAtriplex patula2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024WeldReseda luteola2024WeldReseda luteola2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2024Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2024ElmUlmus2024ElmUlmus2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis2024Canary-grassPhalaris canariensis2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Common CouchElymus repens2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2024Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Wild CabbageBrassica oleracea2024Wild CabbageBrassica oleracea2024Events & activities nearby
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