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Market Rasen and District Golf Club

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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 122m 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 122m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

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 +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Dark Bush-cricket, Red-legged Shieldbug +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Wood-rust, Foxglove +53 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Wood-rust, Foxglove +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

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

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route356 m

Named routeRef 1Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route230 m

Named routeRef 1Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Willingham Lanebyway open to all traffic · 376 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 376 mPath type: service

Willingham Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.9 km

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

11,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +65

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023

🐸

Amphibians5 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Volucella pellucens +20

Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2024
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022

🌿

Plants56 species

spring

2025

Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Wood-rust · Foxglove · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss +51

Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Red CampionSilene dioica
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2024
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2024
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2024
Crisped Fork-mossDicranum bonjeanii2024
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2024
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
White CampionSilene latifolia2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +65

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SiskinSpinus spinus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
MoleTalpa europaea2023
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023

🦎

Reptiles3 species

summer

2025

Common Lizard · Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023

🐸

Amphibians5 species

summer

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Smooth Newt

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024

🐝

Insects25 species

spring

2025

Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Volucella pellucens +20

Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
Chorosoma schillingiChorosoma schillingi
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Metatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescens
Bibio reticulatusBibio reticulatus
Anthocomus fasciatusAnthocomus fasciatus
Cinara (Cinara) pineaCinara (Cinara) pinea
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulusPogonocherus hispidulus2024
Nicrophorus vespilloidesNicrophorus vespilloides2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2022

🌿

Plants56 species

spring

2025

Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Wood-rust · Foxglove · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss +51

Sphagnum palustre var. palustreSphagnum palustre var. palustre2024
Wood-rustCephalozia curvifolia2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum auriculatum2024
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Red CampionSilene dioica
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum2024
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax2024
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-mossSphagnum inundatum2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum2024
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre2024
Papillose Bog-mossSphagnum papillosum2024
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Large White-mossLeucobryum glaucum2024
Curved Silk-mossPlagiothecium curvifolium2024
Crisped Fork-mossDicranum bonjeanii2024
Red Bog-mossSphagnum capillifolium2024
Pellucid Four-tooth MossTetraphis pellucida2024
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Creeping FingerwortLepidozia reptans2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
White CampionSilene latifolia2022
TormentilPotentilla erecta2022