Laughton Common - Conifer woodland
32 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome32 ha
Getting here
53.47477, -0.73794
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
A track heading west from East Ferry Road, Laughton
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Wildlife to spot
2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff +34
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Common Green Grasshopper · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Cheilosia variabilis · Green Tiger Beetle +2
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Mottled Grasshopper
Spiky Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Lateral Cryphaea +23
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Wild Basil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,024 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Willow Warbler · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff +34
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Sericomyia silentis · Common Green Grasshopper · Chrysogaster solstitialis · Cheilosia variabilis · Green Tiger Beetle +2
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Mottled Grasshopper
Spiky Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Dilated Scalewort · Lateral Cryphaea +23
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024
- Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
- Wild Basil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Myrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2023Clinopodium vulgare2024
Clinopodium vulgare2024
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Slender HaircapPolytrichum longisetum2024Slender HaircapPolytrichum longisetum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2024Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2024Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024Common CudweedFilago germanica2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Bell HeatherErica cinerea2024Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2023Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2023Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2023Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2023Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Events & activities nearby
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