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Intake Plantation

3 ha
BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Red-legged Partridge +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Red-legged Partridge +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Green Yoke-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Supine Plait-moss +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Green Yoke-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Supine Plait-moss +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +14 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Tortoiseshell +14 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lincolnshire Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 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 routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Manor Lanebridleway · 348 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 348 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Manor Lanebridleway · 810 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 810 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley at Oxcombe: aerial 2023 (2)

Valley at Oxcombe: aerial 2023 (2)

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