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Deepdale Plantation

4 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.60388, -0.44178

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Demetrias atricapillus, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Demetrias atricapillus, Ringlet, Meadow Brown +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Yellow-wort, Scarlet Pimpernel +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Yellow-wort, Scarlet Pimpernel +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Blackthorn, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Ancholme Valley WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route259 m

Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Swallow · Mallard · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Great TitParus major2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
CootFulica atra2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Badger · Brown Hare

BadgerMeles meles2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2023
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2022
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2022
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2022
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2022
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2022
Synchita undataSynchita undata2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022

🌿

Plants58 species

summer

2026

Blackthorn · Scarlet Pimpernel · Autumn Gentian · Common Stork's-bill · Yellow-wort +53

BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2023
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2023
CharlockSinapis arvensis2023
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2023
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2023
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2021
WeldReseda luteola2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2021
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021
Wild CherryPrunus avium2021
BindweedCalystegia2021
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,403 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Swallow · Mallard · Jackdaw · Pied Wagtail +39

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Great TitParus major2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
CootFulica atra2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspringsummer

2024

Badger · Brown Hare

BadgerMeles meles2023
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects32 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023
Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2023
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2022
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2022
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2022
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022
Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2022
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022
Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2022
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2022
Synchita undataSynchita undata2022
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2022
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022

🌿

Plants58 species

summer

2026

Blackthorn · Scarlet Pimpernel · Autumn Gentian · Common Stork's-bill · Yellow-wort +53

BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2023
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Field MapleAcer campestre2022
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023
Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2023
CharlockSinapis arvensis2023
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023
Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2023
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2023
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2021
White Dead-nettleLamium album2021
RowanSorbus aucuparia2021
WeldReseda luteola2021
YarrowAchillea millefolium2021
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2021
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021
Wild CherryPrunus avium2021
BindweedCalystegia2021
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021
White CloverTrifolium repens2021
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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