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Holland Fen Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Owl and Pheasant
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 1
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Owl and Pheasant
🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 1
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Little Owl, Pheasant, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Pheasant, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 1

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Darter, Western Honey Bee +14 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Darter, Western Honey Bee +14 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Crab LaneWalking route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

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

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

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route429 m

Named routeRef 1Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2025

Little Owl · Pheasant · Reed Bunting · Chaffinch · Mallard +47

Little OwlAthene noctua2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CootFulica atra2024
Great TitParus major2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GadwallMareca strepera2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Common TernSterna hirundo2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2020

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger · Roe Deer · Hedgehog

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummer

2019

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Lily Beetle

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018

🌿

Plants75 species

spring

2018

Wood Avens · Greater Pond-sedge · Hazel · Lesser Celandine · Hairy Bitter-cress +70

Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Norway MapleAcer platanoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,454 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2025

Little Owl · Pheasant · Reed Bunting · Chaffinch · Mallard +47

Little OwlAthene noctua2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
CootFulica atra2024
Great TitParus major2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
GadwallMareca strepera2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Common TernSterna hirundo2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2020

🦌

Mammals5 species

winter

2025

Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger · Roe Deer · Hedgehog

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020

🐝

Insects3 species

wintersummer

2019

Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee · Lily Beetle

Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2018
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018

🌿

Plants75 species

spring

2018

Wood Avens · Greater Pond-sedge · Hazel · Lesser Celandine · Hairy Bitter-cress +70

Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia
HazelCorylus avellana
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Norway MapleAcer platanoides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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