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Damford Grounds

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Getting here

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Southern Hawker, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Green Shieldbug +18 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed, Kneiff's Hook-moss · last seen 2019; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed, Kneiff's Hook-moss · last seen 2019

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Crab LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route429 m

Named routeRef 1Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,398 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,398 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Wagtail · Egyptian Goose · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Kestrel +46

Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2021
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
RookCorvus frugilegus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
RedshankTringa totanus2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Otter

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
OtterLutra lutra2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Water Scorpion · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +2

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020
AphrophoraAphrophora2019

🌿

Plants62 species

autumn

2019

Blunt-fruited Water-starwort · Nuttall's Waterweed · Reed Canary-grass · Fat Duckweed · Ground-ivy +57

Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
WatercressNasturtium officinale
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Least DuckweedLemna minuta
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
HollyIlex aquifolium
Water-violetHottonia palustris
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Large-flowered Pink-sorrelOxalis debilis2018
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2018
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Lombardy-PoplarPopulus nigra 'Italica'2018
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2018
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Red OakQuercus rubra2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2018
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Common DuckweedLemna minor2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,398 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Wagtail · Egyptian Goose · Woodpigeon · Buzzard · Kestrel +46

Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2021
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2019
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2019
WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
RookCorvus frugilegus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2020
RedshankTringa totanus2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2019
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2019
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2019
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2019
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2019
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2019
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
LinnetLinaria cannabina2018
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2018

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Otter

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019
OtterLutra lutra2019

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

autumn

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2024

Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Water Scorpion · Common Darter · Emerald Damselfly +2

Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020
AphrophoraAphrophora2019

🌿

Plants62 species

autumn

2019

Blunt-fruited Water-starwort · Nuttall's Waterweed · Reed Canary-grass · Fat Duckweed · Ground-ivy +57

Blunt-fruited Water-starwortCallitriche obtusangula
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Fat DuckweedLemna gibba
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Fennel PondweedStuckenia pectinata
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Spiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatum
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
WatercressNasturtium officinale
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Least DuckweedLemna minuta
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans
HollyIlex aquifolium
Water-violetHottonia palustris
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile
Water CressNasturtium officinale
Mare's-tailHippuris vulgaris
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Large-flowered Pink-sorrelOxalis debilis2018
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2018
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2018
Huntingdon ElmUlmus glabra x minor = U. x vegeta2018
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2018
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2018
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2018
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Lombardy-PoplarPopulus nigra 'Italica'2018
Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifoliaVeronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia2018
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2018
DandelionTaraxacum2018
Red OakQuercus rubra2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2018
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Common DuckweedLemna minor2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018