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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.02997, -0.34890
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Leasingham - SleafordCycling route▾
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sleaford - Silk WilloughbyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
The Remains Of Haverholme Priory
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,254 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,254 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Heron · Kestrel · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +41
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- SwiftApus apus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Malachite Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +38
- Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Plagiodera versicolora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,254 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Heron · Kestrel · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Pheasant +41
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Common GullLarus canus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- SwiftApus apus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Malachite Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +38
- Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Plagiodera versicolora
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plagiodera versicolora2024
Plagiodera versicolora2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20222-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2022Cassida vibexCassida vibex2022Cassida vibexCassida vibex2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Mordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalis2025Mordellochroa abdominalisMordellochroa abdominalis2025Periphyllus lyropictusPeriphyllus lyropictus2025Periphyllus lyropictusPeriphyllus lyropictus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2024Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2024Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2024Isochnus sequensiIsochnus sequensi2024Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2024Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2024Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2024Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Ivy BeeColletes hederae2023Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2023Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2023Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2022Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis202222-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202222-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2022Tachina feraTachina fera2022Tachina feraTachina fera2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2022Ephemera vulgataEphemera vulgata2022Ephemera vulgataEphemera vulgata2022Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2022Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2022Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2022Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2021Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2021SyrphusSyrphus2021SyrphusSyrphus2021