← Back🌲 Plantation forest

Karsten Lakes Golf Course

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.41350, -0.74566

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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

Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +86 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +86 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss +49 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss +49 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

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

3,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2023

Mistle Thrush · Tawny Owl · Greenfinch · Wheatear · Black Swan +1

Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Black SwanCygnus atratus2019
SwiftApus apus2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Small White · Painted Lady · Comma · Hornet Hoverfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +8

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🌿

Plants137 species

springsummer

2024

Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Common Cord-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +132

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2019
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2019
TimothyPhleum pratense2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis
Lesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Common DuckweedLemna minor2019
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2019
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
ElecampaneInula helenium2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
WalnutJuglans regia2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
White BryonyBryonia dioica2019
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019
CowslipPrimula veris2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
Corn MintMentha arvensis2019
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Hoary CressLepidium draba2019
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2019
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Hedera helixHedera helix2019
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2019
HawkweedHieracium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,387 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2023

Mistle Thrush · Tawny Owl · Greenfinch · Wheatear · Black Swan +1

Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Black SwanCygnus atratus2019
SwiftApus apus2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

summerautumn

2021

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Small White · Painted Lady · Comma · Hornet Hoverfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +8

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019

🌿

Plants137 species

springsummer

2024

Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Common Cord-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +132

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2019
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2019
TimothyPhleum pratense2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Atrichum undulatumAtrichum undulatum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Fragile Fork-mossDicranum tauricum
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Shaw's Bristle-mossLewinskya striata
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis
Lesser Potato BryumBryum subapiculatum
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Common DuckweedLemna minor2019
Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2019
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2019
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2019
ElecampaneInula helenium2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Common SallowSalix cinerea2019
WalnutJuglans regia2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2019
White BryonyBryonia dioica2019
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2019
CowslipPrimula veris2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
Corn MintMentha arvensis2019
Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
GorseUlex europaeus2019
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Hoary CressLepidium draba2019
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Fat DuckweedLemna gibba2019
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
AlderAlnus glutinosa2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Hedera helixHedera helix2019
Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2019
HawkweedHieracium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crop Field adjoining Gainsborough Golf Course

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stans Pocket ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park2.5 km→🌱The LevellingsUrban park2.6 km→🌱Danes ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Richmond ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Richmond ParkUrban park2.2 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: bf4b771c-265d-485b-9583-f2272cf97b43