Lord Bristol's Plantation 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North Kesteven Getting here
53.04374, -0.50684
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🅿️ Parking 259m away — 4 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 🅿️ Parking 259m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Roesel's Bush-cricket +10 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Roesel's Bush-cricket +10 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
A607 Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 151 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 151 National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lighter-than-Air Road restricted byway · 794 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 794 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Devil's Dip bridleway · 301 m ▾
MoD property, no public access
Public path bridleway Length 301 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Bristol House Road bridleway · 591 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 591 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Trees Alongside Bristol House Road
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Wildlife to spot
3,229 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Roesel's Bush-cricket · Fig Gall · 24-spot Ladybird · Chrysolina hyperici · House Cricket +4
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Chrysolina hyperici Chrysolina hyperici House Cricket Acheta domesticus2022 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022 Yellow Feather-moss
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,229 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Roesel's Bush-cricket · Fig Gall · 24-spot Ladybird · Chrysolina hyperici · House Cricket +4
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Chrysolina hyperici Chrysolina hyperici House Cricket Acheta domesticus2022 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022 Yellow Feather-moss
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2022
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2022
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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