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Long Close Plantations

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Red Admiral +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Veiled Poisonpie, Turkeytail · last seen 2011; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Veiled Poisonpie, Turkeytail · last seen 2011

Varies

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route259 m

Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route112 m

Named routeRef 1Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Robin · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Jackdaw +46

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025

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Insects1 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,458 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Robin · Carrion Crow · Skylark · Jackdaw +46

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Harlequin Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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