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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › South Holland Getting here
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Open directionsv 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Barn Owl +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Barn Owl +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Intermediate Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss +37 more · last seen 2012; Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Intermediate Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss +37 more · last seen 2012
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +27 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Shaggy Bracket, Mushroom, Lilac Bonnet · last seen 2013; Fungi — Shaggy Bracket, Mushroom, Lilac Bonnet · last seen 2013
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map All Saints Close public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Path type: residential
Show on map Stockman's Avenue public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Path type: residential
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 1.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 207 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 207 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 716 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 716 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,762 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Merlin · Spoonbill · Wigeon · Rook +19
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Ruff Calidris pugnax2021 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Quail Coturnix coturnix2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2023 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Pintail Anas acuta2019 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Painted Lady · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White · Green-veined White +13
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Common Reed · White Willow · Common Nettle · Ash · Pink Water-speedwell +39
Common Reed Phragmites australis White Willow Salix alba Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata2021 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2021 Marsh Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,762 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Merlin · Spoonbill · Wigeon · Rook +19
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Ruff Calidris pugnax2021 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2020 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Quail Coturnix coturnix2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Tyto alba alba Tyto alba alba2023 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2021 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2021 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2020 Pintail Anas acuta2019 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2019 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Indet. Deer Cervidae2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2023 Painted Lady · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Large White · Green-veined White +13
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus Common Reed · White Willow · Common Nettle · Ash · Pink Water-speedwell +39
Common Reed Phragmites australis White Willow Salix alba Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ash Fraxinus excelsior Pink Water-speedwell Veronica catenata2021 Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2021 Marsh Horsetail Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2021
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2019
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2021
Wool Carder Bee Anthidium manicatum2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2020
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020
White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum2020
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2020
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 Equisetum palustre2021
Equisetum palustre2021
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2021
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2021
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2021
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
White Clover Trifolium repens2021
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2021
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2021
Timothy Phleum pratense2021
Timothy Phleum pratense2021
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2021
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2021
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2021
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2021
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2021
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2021
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2021
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2021
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2021
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2021
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2021
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2021
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2021
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus2021
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2021
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus2021
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2021
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2021
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2021
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2021
Spear-leaved Orache Atriplex prostrata2021
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2021
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2021
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2021
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2021
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2021
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2021
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2021
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2021
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2021
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2021
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2021
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2021
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2021
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2021
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2021
Lesser Sea-spurrey Spergularia marina2021
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2021
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2021
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra Festuca rubra subsp. rubra2021
Festuca rubra subsp. rubra Festuca rubra subsp. rubra2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Wild-oat Avena fatua2021
Wild-oat Avena fatua2021
Bulrush Typha latifolia2021
Bulrush Typha latifolia2021