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Places › England › East Midlands › East Lindsey Getting here
53.29776, 0.05366
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, House Sparrow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Chocolate-tip, Sallow Kitten +323 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Chocolate-tip, Sallow Kitten +323 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Guelder-rose, Moschatel +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Guelder-rose, Moschatel +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lincolnshire Wolds Way Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lindsey Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C4 Cycling route ▾
Alford Circular Route
Named route Ref C4 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Dark Lane and the end section of Dark Lane Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
1,898 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,898 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Cicadula frontalis · Cyllecoris histrionius · Downlooker Snipefly · Common Green Sawfly +10
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis Cicadula frontalis Cicadula frontalis Cyllecoris histrionius Cyllecoris histrionius2024 Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2024 Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2024 Morellia aenescens Morellia aenescens 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Guelder-rose · Moschatel · Cleavers · Common Spotted-orchid · Field Scabious
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Cleavers Galium aparine Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2021 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,898 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · House Sparrow · Chaffinch +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Raven Corvus corax Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2023 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Drepanosiphum platanoidis · Cicadula frontalis · Cyllecoris histrionius · Downlooker Snipefly · Common Green Sawfly +10
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis Cicadula frontalis Cicadula frontalis Cyllecoris histrionius Cyllecoris histrionius2024 Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2024 Common Green Sawfly Tenthredo mesomela2024 Morellia aenescens Morellia aenescens 🌿 Plants 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Guelder-rose · Moschatel · Cleavers · Common Spotted-orchid · Field Scabious
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina Cleavers Galium aparine Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2021 Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2022
Criorhina berberina Criorhina berberina2022
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2022
Nephrotoma appendiculata Nephrotoma appendiculata2022
Common Greenbottle Lucilia caesar2022
Common Greenbottle Lucilia caesar2022
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2022
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella2022
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Cylindrotoma distinctissima2022
Cylindrotoma distinctissima Cylindrotoma distinctissima2022
Limnia paludicola Limnia paludicola2021
Limnia paludicola Limnia paludicola2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2021
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2021
Twin-lobed Deerfly Chrysops relictus2021
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2021
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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