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Dovecote 240m east of Home Farm

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📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blackbird
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Barn Owl +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Barn Owl +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Emperor Dragonfly +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Cowslip, Greater Stitchwort, Bramble +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Cowslip, Greater Stitchwort, Bramble +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Stoke Field TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Route (48)Cycling route

Named routeRef (48)National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route666 m

Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route262 m

Named routeRef 48Length 262 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Hawksworth Roadbridleway · 611 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 611 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

8,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Wigeon · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Little Egret · Coot +83

WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CootFulica atra2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
PochardAythya ferina
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Great TitParus major2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
RavenCorvus corax
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
PintailAnas acuta2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
TealAnas crecca2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2022

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Mammals10 species

spring

2025

Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel +5

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects23 species

springautumn

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +18

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis2024
Synchita undataSynchita undata2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2022
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2022
Maple DotStigmella aceris2022
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Least Hawthorn DotStigmella perpygmaeella2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2022

🌿

Plants7 species

springsummer

2023

Cowslip · Greater Stitchwort · Pedunculate Oak · Bramble · Common Nettle +2

CowslipPrimula veris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,510 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

springsummer

2025

Wigeon · Blackbird · Barn Owl · Little Egret · Coot +83

WigeonMareca penelope
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
CootFulica atra2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
PochardAythya ferina
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Great TitParus major2024
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
GadwallMareca strepera2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
RavenCorvus corax
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
PintailAnas acuta2022
SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
TealAnas crecca2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2022

🦌

Mammals10 species

spring

2025

Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger · Grey Squirrel +5

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects23 species

springautumn

2025

Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +18

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Vincenzellus ruficollisVincenzellus ruficollis2024
Synchita undataSynchita undata2024
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2023
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2023
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022
Barred Elm DotStigmella ulmivora2022
Maple Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter acerifoliella2022
Maple DotStigmella aceris2022
Elm Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter tristrigella2022
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
Least Hawthorn DotStigmella perpygmaeella2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022
Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2022

🌿

Plants7 species

springsummer

2023

Cowslip · Greater Stitchwort · Pedunculate Oak · Bramble · Common Nettle +2

CowslipPrimula veris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2022
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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