Houghton's Plantation 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.82090, -0.63319
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 458m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 458m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Robin, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +83 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Red Admiral +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Apple, Conocephalum salebrosum +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Apple, Conocephalum salebrosum +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mowbray Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Rutland) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Barley field and Lodge Farm
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Wildlife to spot
6,155 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,155 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Bank Vole · Pipistrelle Bat species
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-barred Fusehorn · Cantharis rustica · Roesel's Bush-cricket +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eyebright · Balm
Eyebright Euphrasia Balm Melissa officinalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,155 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Bank Vole · Pipistrelle Bat species
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Banded Demoiselle · Broad-barred Fusehorn · Cantharis rustica · Roesel's Bush-cricket +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 🌿 Plants 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eyebright · Balm
Eyebright Euphrasia Balm Melissa officinalis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
