Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.98295, -0.67100
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +77 more · last seen 2025
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff +77 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +27 more · last seen 2025
Grade II* listed building: Marston Hall
Dogs allowed with public access
Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell); Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hougham Mill Lanebridleway · 818 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 818 mPath type: unclassified
Stonepit Lanebridleway · 166 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Stonepit Lanebridleway · 158 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 158 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Photos
16 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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