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Haxey Carr

12 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
🐕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

🐦114+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
🐕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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +111 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +111 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Cantharis rustica, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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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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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2025

Stock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wigeon · Greylag Goose +64

Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PochardAythya ferina
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

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Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2025

Stock Dove · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wigeon · Greylag Goose +64

Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WigeonMareca penelope
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PochardAythya ferina
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Haxey Turbary Nature Reserve

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🦉AXHOLME LINENature reserve2.3 km→🌱Epworth ShowgroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱St Nicholas's ChurchUrban park2.7 km→⛪Wesley Memorial Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Market cross at junction of High Street, Low Street and Haxey LaneHistoric site3.3 km→

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