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Getting here
53.59415, -0.44322
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Yellow-wort, Scarlet Pimpernel +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,203 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,203 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin +35
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2022▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Indet. Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae2020
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +35
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
- Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Blackthorn · Yellow-wort · Scarlet Pimpernel · Autumn Gentian · Common Stork's-bill +54
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2023
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2023
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023
- Thale Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,203 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPied Wagtail · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin +35
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2022▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Indet. Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae2020
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +35
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
- Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Blackthorn · Yellow-wort · Scarlet Pimpernel · Autumn Gentian · Common Stork's-bill +54
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2023
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2023
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023
- Thale Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2023Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2023Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2022Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2022Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2022Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2022Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2022Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2022Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2022Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2022Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2022Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2022Synchita undataSynchita undata2022Synchita undataSynchita undata2022Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2022Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2021Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021Pegomya setariaPegomya setaria2021Pegomya setariaPegomya setaria2021Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2021Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2021Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2021Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2021Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2021Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2021Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Field MapleAcer campestre2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Bee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaWild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2023Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2023CharlockSinapis arvensis2023CharlockSinapis arvensis2023Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2023Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2023Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2023Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2023Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2023Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2023Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2021Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021WeldReseda luteola2021WeldReseda luteola2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2021Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021BindweedCalystegia2021BindweedCalystegia2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021