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Karsten Lakes Golf Course

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +117 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock +117 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Common Cord-moss +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Yarrow, Common Cord-moss +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,927 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,927 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

spring

2023

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Wheatear +2

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwiftApus apus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6

Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2020
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020

🌿

Plants155 species

spring

2025

Common Field-speedwell · Thale Cress · Common Fiddleneck · Yarrow · Common Smoothcap +150

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2020
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2024
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024
Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2020
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2020
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2020
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2020
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2020
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2020
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020
White CampionSilene latifolia2020
Biting StonecropSedum acre2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2020
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2020
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2020
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2020
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2020
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2020
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020
Curled DockRumex crispus2020
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
Silver BirchBetula pendula2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
OsierSalix viminalis2020
Sharp-stipuled WillowSalix triandra x viminalis = S. x mollissima2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2020
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2020
Salix x fragilis var. russellianaSalix x fragilis var. russelliana2020
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2020
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2020
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2020
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2020
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Hoary CressLepidium draba2020
HemlockConium maculatum2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
White StonecropSedum album2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2020
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2020
Common ChickweedStellaria media2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
Common SallowSalix cinerea2020
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2020
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
White WillowSalix alba2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
WeldReseda luteola2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,927 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds7 species

spring

2023

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Greenfinch · Wheatear +2

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SwiftApus apus2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2022

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +6

Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2020
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020

🌿

Plants155 species

spring

2025

Common Field-speedwell · Thale Cress · Common Fiddleneck · Yarrow · Common Smoothcap +150

Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2020
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum2024
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2024
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2024
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata2024
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024
Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2024
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2020
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2020
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2020
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2020
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2020
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2020
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2020
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2020
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2020
White CampionSilene latifolia2020
Biting StonecropSedum acre2020
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2020
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2020
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2020
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
Shasta DaisyLeucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x superbum2020
Annual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralis2020
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2020
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2020
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Oil-seed RapeBrassica napus subsp. oleifera2020
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2020
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2020
Curled DockRumex crispus2020
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
Silver BirchBetula pendula2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
OsierSalix viminalis2020
Sharp-stipuled WillowSalix triandra x viminalis = S. x mollissima2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2020
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2020
Salix x fragilis var. russellianaSalix x fragilis var. russelliana2020
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata2020
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2020
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2020
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2020
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2020
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2020
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020
Hoary CressLepidium draba2020
HemlockConium maculatum2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
DaisyBellis perennis2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Eastern RocketSisymbrium orientale2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
White StonecropSedum album2020
White CloverTrifolium repens2020
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2020
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2020
Common ChickweedStellaria media2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2020
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2020
Common SallowSalix cinerea2020
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2020
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2020
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
White WillowSalix alba2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
WeldReseda luteola2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2020