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🦅Birds🐄Farms🦉Wildlife
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Getting here
53.21806, -0.11121
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out
🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Farm attraction
Varies
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, toilets
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Celandine, White Campion, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lincolnshire Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Spa TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Spa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swift +45
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Tortoise Bug +10
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Purple-loosestrife · Black Horehound · White Campion · Yarrow · Greater Celandine +38
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Swift +45
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- CootFulica atra2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Tortoise Bug +10
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants43 species
springsummer
2025▾
Purple-loosestrife · Black Horehound · White Campion · Yarrow · Greater Celandine +38
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Bindweed
Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus arvensis
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWild ClarySalvia verbenacaWild ClarySalvia verbenacaBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsior