🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.07187, -0.35701
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Little Owl, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 151Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,715 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,715 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Little Owl · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Swift · Tawny Owl +15
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Common GullLarus canus2019
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects73 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Hairy Shieldbug · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Ivy Bee · Fannia coracina +68
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
- Fannia coracinaFannia coracina2022
Great Mullein · Bulbous Buttercup · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Fern-leaved Hook-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +41
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2017
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2017
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,715 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Little Owl · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Swift · Tawny Owl +15
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Common GullLarus canus2019
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects73 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Meadow Brown · Hairy Shieldbug · Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Ivy Bee · Fannia coracina +68
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2024
- Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023
- Fannia coracinaFannia coracina2022
Great Mullein · Bulbous Buttercup · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Fern-leaved Hook-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +41
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2017
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2017
- Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2019Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2019Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2019Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2017IvyHedera helix2017IvyHedera helix2017Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2017daffodilsNarcissus2017daffodilsNarcissus2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2017Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2017Spiked SedgeCarex spicata2017White BryonyBryonia dioica2017White BryonyBryonia dioica2017Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2017Garden HoneysuckleLonicera caprifolium x etrusca = L. x italica2017Garden HoneysuckleLonicera caprifolium x etrusca = L. x italica2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2017Wild CherryPrunus avium2017Wild CherryPrunus avium2017Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2017Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2017Western Balsam-poplarPopulus trichocarpa2017Rosa caninaRosa canina2017Rosa caninaRosa canina2017Norway MapleAcer platanoides2017Norway MapleAcer platanoides2017Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2017Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2017BulrushTypha latifolia2017BulrushTypha latifolia2017Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2017Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2017Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2017Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2017Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2017Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2017CharlockSinapis arvensis2017CharlockSinapis arvensis2017Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2017Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2017Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2017Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2017Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2017Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2017Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2017Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2017Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2017Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2017Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata2017Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata2017Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2017Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2017Hoary PlantainPlantago media2017Hoary PlantainPlantago media2017Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2017Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2017Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2017Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2017Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2017SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2017Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2017Events & activities nearby
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