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Gardens at Petwood

14 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Rhododendron Leafhopper, 7-spot Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Leucobryum glaucum, Heather, Cross-leaved Heath +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Visitor's RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Spa TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Manor Roadpublic footpath · 76 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Manor Estatepublic footpath · 296 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 296 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Manor Roadpublic footpath · 112 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Spa TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

19,923 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,923 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Feral CatFelis catus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Common Cockchafer · Andrion regensteinense · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Syrphus ribesii · Alder Leaf Beetle

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants11 species

winter

2026

Heather · Cross-leaved Heath · Springy Turf-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Neat Feather-moss +6

HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,923 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Feral Cat · Roe Deer

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Feral CatFelis catus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2025

Common Cockchafer · Andrion regensteinense · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Syrphus ribesii · Alder Leaf Beetle

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🌿

Plants11 species

winter

2026

Heather · Cross-leaved Heath · Springy Turf-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Neat Feather-moss +6

HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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