Market Rasen and District Golf Club 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › West Lindsey Getting here
53.37995, -0.30052
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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 🅿️ Parking 335m 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 335m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Oak Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Red-eyed Damselfly +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Wood-rust, Cow-horn Bog-moss +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Wood-rust, Cow-horn Bog-moss +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lindsey Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 356 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 356 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 230 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loop Mountain bike route 58 km ▾
Named route Length 58 km Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Willingham Lane byway open to all traffic · 376 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 376 m Path type: service
Show on map Photos Market Rasen Racecourse and Willingham Woods: aerial 2016
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Wildlife to spot
11,198 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,198 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Corizus hyoscyami +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Liverwort · Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Beech +8
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Cross-leaved Heath Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,198 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Siskin Spinus spinus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Corizus hyoscyami +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens 🌿 Plants 13 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Liverwort · Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Beech +8
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 White Water-lily Nymphaea alba2025 Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Cross-leaved Heath Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi
Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Bibio reticulatus Bibio reticulatus
Bibio reticulatus Bibio reticulatus
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Cinara (Cinara) pinea Cinara (Cinara) pinea
Cinara (Cinara) pinea Cinara (Cinara) pinea
Euceraphis betulae Euceraphis betulae
Euceraphis betulae Euceraphis betulae Erica tetralix2025
Erica tetralix2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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