Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.22152, -0.32217
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, House Martin +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, House Martin +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Large White +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Common Field-speedwell +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route102 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
King's Hill Roadbridleway · 300 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 300 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
King's Hill Roadbridleway · 655 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 655 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Green Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Magpie · Moorhen +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
Green-veined White · Small White · Large White · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly +20
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Common Nettle · White Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Red Dead-nettle · Beech +23
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- BeechFagus sylvatica2024
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Magpie · Moorhen +38
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
Green-veined White · Small White · Large White · Four-spotted Chaser · Azure Damselfly +20
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Common Nettle · White Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Red Dead-nettle · Beech +23
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- BeechFagus sylvatica2024
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataHazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens2025Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2025Sepsis cynipseaSepsis cynipsea2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Neoascia podagricaNeoascia podagrica2025Asteia amoenaAsteia amoena2025Asteia amoenaAsteia amoena2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024Hydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolus2024Hydrotaea diabolusHydrotaea diabolus2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Bristly Oxtongue
Bristly Oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides2024
Helminthotheca echioides2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2024Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Events & activities nearby
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