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Eleven Acre Plantation

4 ha

📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.62222, -0.51928

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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
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
🐕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
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +6 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Darter, Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker +6 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Common Mallow, Sea Club-rush +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Common Mallow, Sea Club-rush +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Ancholme Valley WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Yellowhammer · Linnet · Reed Bunting · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +52

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Great TitParus major
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2024

Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Common Mallow · Sea Club-rush

Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,298 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Yellowhammer · Linnet · Reed Bunting · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +52

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
Great TitParus major
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
TealAnas crecca
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Palmate Newt

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2024

Common Darter · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Common Mallow · Sea Club-rush

Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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