Oak Holt - Conifer woodland
10 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.28305, -0.21239
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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
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 km1 signed route nearby
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Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
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Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
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Wildlife to spot
3,123 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,123 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Bullfinch · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Dunnock +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
- TealAnas crecca
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Green Sawfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Metatropis rufescens · Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae · Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi +16
- Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae
- Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysiBrachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
🌿Plants95 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +90
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,123 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Bullfinch · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch · Dunnock +32
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2020
- TealAnas crecca
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- SiskinSpinus spinus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2019
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Green Sawfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Metatropis rufescens · Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae · Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi +16
- Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
- Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
- Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae
- Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysiBrachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
🌿Plants95 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Wood Bristle-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +90
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microlophium carnosum
Microlophium carnosum
Microlophium carnosum
Microlophium carnosum
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urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Elaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreus2019Elaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreus2019Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumDwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilumCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensNarrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifoliusNarrow-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens gracilifoliusForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesLong-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioidesHedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021ElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaWater Screw-mossSyntrichia latifoliaBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataFlat NeckeraNeckera complanataBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumStraw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineumLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiLyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyelliiSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusFlabby Thread-mossBryum moravicumFlabby Thread-mossBryum moravicumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia 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