Ostler's Plantation - Conifer woodland
41 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha
Getting here
53.15432, -0.18753
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 99m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 99m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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
Named cycling route nearby: Living Landscapes (Short Route)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Visitor's RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Spa TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Gorse Closepublic footpath · 127 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Tor-O-Moor Roadpublic footpath · 102 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Woodland Drivepublic footpath · 234 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 234 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Spa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
12,632 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Crossbill +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · Heather Ladybird · Cabbage Bug +2
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
- Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🌿Plants34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss +29
- Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2025
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2025
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2025
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,632 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Crossbill +32
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Andrion regensteinense · Heather Ladybird · Cabbage Bug +2
- Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
- Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
- Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
🌿Plants34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss +29
- Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2025
- Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2025
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2025
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2025
- Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
2025
2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2025Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2025Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2025Lesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatum2025Lesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatum2025HeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2025Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2025Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum2025Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2025Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitensSphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2025Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025Silver-mossBryum argenteum2025Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2025Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2025Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2025Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2025Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2025Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2025Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2025Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2025Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025Events & activities nearby
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