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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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Pine Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Pine Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route323 m

Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route864 m

Named routeRef 169Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 169Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route89 m

Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,576 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,576 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Kestrel +89

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

🦎

Reptiles5 species

spring

2025

Grass Snake · Adder · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake · snakes and lizards

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Indet. SnakeSerpentes
snakes and lizardsSquamata2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects49 species

summerautumn

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Pine Ladybird · Philotarsus parviceps · Barberry Fusehorn +44

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Philotarsus parvicepsPhilotarsus parviceps
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Thunder FlyLimothrips cerealium
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
House WindowflyScenopinus fenestralis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptotendipes barbipesGlyptotendipes barbipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024
Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2024
House-flyMusca domestica2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Small Black AntLasius niger2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Dewberry

DewberryRubus caesius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,576 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds94 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Robin · Kestrel +89

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
SwiftApus apus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
RedshankTringa totanus2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2022
GadwallMareca strepera2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2022

American Mink

American MinkNeovison vison

🦎

Reptiles5 species

spring

2025

Grass Snake · Adder · Common Lizard · Indet. Snake · snakes and lizards

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Indet. SnakeSerpentes
snakes and lizardsSquamata2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects49 species

summerautumn

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Pine Ladybird · Philotarsus parviceps · Barberry Fusehorn +44

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Philotarsus parvicepsPhilotarsus parviceps
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta
Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitor
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
Thunder FlyLimothrips cerealium
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
House WindowflyScenopinus fenestralis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Glyptotendipes barbipesGlyptotendipes barbipes
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2024
Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024
Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2024
House-flyMusca domestica2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Small Black AntLasius niger2024
Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2023
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Dewberry

DewberryRubus caesius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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