Scotton Common - Conifer woodland
21 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
53.49741, -0.72189
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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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
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Wildlife to spot
2,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +34
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
🦌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
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Chrysogaster solstitialis · Cheilosia variabilis · Sphaerophoria
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Little Shaggy-moss · Hemp-agrimony · Beech · Common Feather-moss · Creeping Fingerwort +50
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,295 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Robin · Great Tit · Wren · Woodpigeon +34
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
🦌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
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Chrysogaster solstitialis · Cheilosia variabilis · Sphaerophoria
- Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis
- Cheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilis
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Little Shaggy-moss · Hemp-agrimony · Beech · Common Feather-moss · Creeping Fingerwort +50
- Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
- Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
- Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2024Blunt-leaved Bog-mossSphagnum palustre2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024Slender HaircapPolytrichum longisetum2024Slender HaircapPolytrichum longisetum2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Rusty Swan-neck MossCampylopus flexuosus2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2024Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2024Leucobryum glaucumLeucobryum glaucum2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum2024