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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.36711, -0.75656
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 441m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 441m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff +38 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff +38 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Asparagus Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Rectory Lanepublic footpath · 139 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,395 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Robin +36
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Talpidae · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- TalpidaeTalpidae
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2023▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects28 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Asparagus Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +23
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Pine Ladybird
Slender Speedwell · Springy Turf-moss
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,395 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Robin +36
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Picus viridis viridisPicus viridis viridis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Talpidae · Common Pipistrelle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- TalpidaeTalpidae
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2023▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects28 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Asparagus Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug +23
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Pine Ladybird
Slender Speedwell · Springy Turf-moss
- Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Exochomus quadripustulatus
Exochomus quadripustulatus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2024Chrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralli2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2022Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2022