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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 🅿️ Tuetoes Car Park 433m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Tuetoes Car Park 433m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Chiffchaff, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Chiffchaff, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Heather +68 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Broom Fork-moss, Heather +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Scotton Road public footpath · 228 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 228 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Scotton Road public footpath · 313 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 313 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Unnamed pond in the forest - geograph.org.uk - 7165981
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Wildlife to spot
3,483 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,483 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Willow Warbler +31
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Brimstone · Sericomyia silentis · Orange-tip +8
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Springy Turf-moss · Elegant Bristle-moss · Waved Silk-moss · Forked Veilwort · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +42
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2024 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2024 Fringed Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,483 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chiffchaff · Wren · Woodpigeon · Robin · Willow Warbler +31
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Swallow Hirundo rustica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greylag Goose Anser anser Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Brimstone · Sericomyia silentis · Orange-tip +8
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Springy Turf-moss · Elegant Bristle-moss · Waved Silk-moss · Forked Veilwort · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +42
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2024 Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024 Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2024 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2024 Fringed Bog-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Cheilosia variabilis Cheilosia variabilis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024 Sphagnum fimbriatum2024
Sphagnum fimbriatum2024
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2024
Rusty Swan-neck Moss Campylopus flexuosus2024
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2024
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2024
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2024
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2024
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2024
Common Cudweed Filago germanica2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2024
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2024
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare2024
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2024
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024
Creeping Fingerwort Lepidozia reptans2024
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2024
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2024
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2024
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2024
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2024
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2024
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2024
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2024
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2024
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2024
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2024
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2024
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2024
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2024
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare2024
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2024
Frizzled Pincushion Plenogemma phyllantha2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2024
Fragile Fork-moss Dicranum tauricum2024
Fragile Fork-moss Dicranum tauricum2024
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla2024
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2024
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2024
Slender Haircap Polytrichum longisetum2024
Slender Haircap Polytrichum longisetum2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2024
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2024
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2024
Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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