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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.58131, -0.44953
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White +62 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Large White +62 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Mugwort, Yarrow +11 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Mugwort, Yarrow +11 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
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
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Wildlife to spot
2,685 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,685 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Swift · Swallow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CootFulica atra2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
Small White · Red Admiral · Large White · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird +26
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
🌿Plants54 species
springautumn
2023▾
Hart's-Tongue · Thale Cress · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Whitlowgrass · Hairy Bitter-cress +49
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,685 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Swift · Swallow · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow +31
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CootFulica atra2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Badger · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
Small White · Red Admiral · Large White · Peacock · 7-spot Ladybird +26
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
🌿Plants54 species
springautumn
2023▾
Hart's-Tongue · Thale Cress · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Common Whitlowgrass · Hairy Bitter-cress +49
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019
- Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas