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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › South Holland Getting here
52.76711, 0.18657
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 129m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 129m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Collared Dove, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Collared Dove, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Common Pocket-moss +35 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Wall Screw-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Common Pocket-moss +35 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +41 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +41 more · last seen 2021
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Nene Way Walking route 177 km ▾
Named route Length 177 km Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge Walking route 53 km ▾
Named route Ref ECP Length 53 km National walking route
Show on map Peter Scott Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to Skegness Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Peters Point Road public footpath · 505 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 505 m Surface unpaved Path type: service
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Clenchwarton Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orange (9) Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 956 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 956 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 467 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 467 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 862 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 862 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
East Bank bridleway · 2.9 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.9 km Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Layby on Westbound A17 at Sutton Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
3,056 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,056 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Kestrel · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Badger Meles meles2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Lily Beetle · Large White · Red Admiral +12
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Sycamore · Common Sallow · Wayfaring-tree · Black Medick · Pyramidal Orchid +6
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Sallow Salix cinerea Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2021 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2019 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2019 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,056 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Kestrel · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Robin +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Swift Apus apus2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2022 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2021 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 White Stork Ciconia ciconia2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2021 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2019 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2019 Muntjac · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Badger Meles meles2020 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Lily Beetle · Large White · Red Admiral +12
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Sycamore · Common Sallow · Wayfaring-tree · Black Medick · Pyramidal Orchid +6
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Common Sallow Salix cinerea Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2021 Black Medick Medicago lupulina2019 Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2019 White Dead-nettle Lamium album2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Vestal Cuckoo Bee Bombus vestalis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019
Common Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2019
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2019
Broom Cytisus scoparius2019
Broom Cytisus scoparius2019
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2019
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2019 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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