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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff, Collared Parachute, St. George's Mushroom +21 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Beechmast Candlesnuff, Collared Parachute, St. George's Mushroom +21 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Mystacides longicornis, Winter Moth +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Mystacides longicornis, Winter Moth +69 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Star Moss, Lesser Celandine, Bramble +36 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Lesser Celandine, Bramble +36 more · last seen 2024
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Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Dandelion +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley Way Walking route ▾
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Nottinghamshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
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The National Byway in Lincolnshire
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Wildlife to spot
20,450 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,450 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Hairy Shieldbug · Mystacides longicornis · Willow Stilt · Winter Moth · Red-green Carpet +18
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Willow Stilt Caloptilia stigmatella2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2024 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2024 Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,450 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Badger · Mole
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea Hairy Shieldbug · Mystacides longicornis · Willow Stilt · Winter Moth · Red-green Carpet +18
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis Willow Stilt Caloptilia stigmatella2024 Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2024 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2024 Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2024
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2024
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2024
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella2024
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2024
Northern Winter Moth Operophtera fagata2024
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2024
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Melanostoma Melanostoma
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2024
Phytomyza agromyzina Phytomyza agromyzina2024
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2024
Phytomyza chaerophylli Phytomyza chaerophylli2024
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris2024
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris2024
Agromyza anthracina Agromyza anthracina2024
Agromyza anthracina Agromyza anthracina2024 