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Kelham's Holt

4 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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53.14375, -0.69012

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +36 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Red Admiral, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +36 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · last seen 2021; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · last seen 2021

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Route 93Cycling route

Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route

Route 93Cycling route

Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route

Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle TrackCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

N/ACycling route40 m

Named routeLength 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,686 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,686 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

winterspring

2025

Mallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant +78

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TealAnas crecca2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
CuckooCuculus canorus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
SwiftApus apus2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

spring

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species +4

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
BatChiroptera2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
PolecatMustela putorius2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2023

Red Admiral · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Peacock +34

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2022
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Voria ruralisVoria ruralis2021
Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2021
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2021
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2021
Eumea linearicornisEumea linearicornis2021
Drino lotaDrino lota2021
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2021
Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2021
Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2019

🌿

Plants71 species

summer

2023

White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Tufted Vetch · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +66

White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
WeldReseda luteola2019
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019
Common VetchVicia sativa2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2019
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2019
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2019
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2019
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2019
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2019
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2019
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2019
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2019
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2019
TimothyPhleum pratense2019
Sulphur CinquefoilPotentilla recta2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2019
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2019
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Field PansyViola arvensis2019
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
Black BryonyTamus communis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,686 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds83 species

winterspring

2025

Mallard · Tufted Duck · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Cormorant +78

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CootFulica atra
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GadwallMareca strepera
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
MagpiePica pica2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
TealAnas crecca2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RavenCorvus corax2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
CuckooCuculus canorus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
SwiftApus apus2019

🦌

Mammals9 species

spring

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Muntjac · Pipistrelle Bat species +4

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
BatChiroptera2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Indet. DeerCervidae2022
PolecatMustela putorius2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2023

Red Admiral · Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Painted Lady · Peacock +34

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope2022
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2021
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii2022
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021
Voria ruralisVoria ruralis2021
Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2021
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2021
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2021
Eumea linearicornisEumea linearicornis2021
Drino lotaDrino lota2021
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2021
Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2021
Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2019
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2019

🌿

Plants71 species

summer

2023

White Clover · Yorkshire-fog · Tufted Vetch · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +66

White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
WeldReseda luteola2019
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019
Common VetchVicia sativa2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2019
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2019
Trailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusum2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2019
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Bifid Hemp-nettleGaleopsis bifida2019
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2019
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2021
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2019
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2019
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2019
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2019
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2019
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2019
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2019
TimothyPhleum pratense2019
Sulphur CinquefoilPotentilla recta2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
Silver BirchBetula pendula2019
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2019
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2019
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Field PansyViola arvensis2019
Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2019
Black BryonyTamus communis2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Quarries on the end of disused R.A.F.Swinderby's runway: aerial 2017

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✦Hall Close: a medieval and post-medieval hall complex south of Dovecote Lane, with dovecote, gardens, fishponds, churchyard and cultivation remainsHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Swinderby PlaygroundUrban park1.5 km→🌱Carlton-Le-Moorland ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Standing cross on the west side of High StreetHistoric site4.6 km→✦Roman Villa west of Hill Holt FarmHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Michael and All Angels ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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