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Iron Age and Romano-British enclosure, S of village

29 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

53.35567, -0.09337

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Yellowhammer
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Yellowhammer
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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 — Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Violet Ground Beetle · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Honesty, Green Alkanet, Spear Thistle +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Silver Lincs WayWalking route

Named routeLocal 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

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summer

2025

Corn Bunting · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Woodpigeon +41

Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

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Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Violet Ground Beetle

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Goat's-beard · Honesty · Green Alkanet · Spear Thistle

Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
HonestyLunaria annua
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,881 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summer

2025

Corn Bunting · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Woodpigeon +41

Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Rock DoveColumba livia
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CuckooCuculus canorus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Violet Ground Beetle

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus

🌿

Plants4 species

summer

2025

Goat's-beard · Honesty · Green Alkanet · Spear Thistle

Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
HonestyLunaria annua
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards North Farm, Hallington: aerial 2024

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