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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.27825, -0.75713
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Blackthorn, Sand-hill Screw-moss +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Sallie Bank Lanepublic footpath · 140 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: service
Sallie Bank Lanepublic footpath · 140 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 140 mPath type: service
Sallie Bank Lanepublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: residential
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route652 m▾
Named routeRef 647Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route380 m▾
Named routeRef 647Length 380 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,975 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,975 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Jay · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow +30
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Water Vole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +26
- Small WhitePieris rapae2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
🌿Plants25 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Water Screw-moss · Common Nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Wall Screw-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss +20
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,975 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Jay · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow +30
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Water Vole
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023
Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +26
- Small WhitePieris rapae2023
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
🌿Plants25 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Water Screw-moss · Common Nettle · Broad-leaved Dock · Wall Screw-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss +20
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
- Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023CommaPolygonia c-album2023CommaPolygonia c-album2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusPeacockAglais io2023PeacockAglais io2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumLeistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineusAgonum thoreyiAgonum thoreyiAgonum thoreyiAgonum thoreyiAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumAgonum marginatumLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilisBembidion dentellumBembidion dentellumBembidion dentellumBembidion dentellumBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatumAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisAmara familiarisMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromusCalodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurusRosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesSmaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloidesMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaMany-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusPerthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulusHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRadishRaphanus raphanistrumRadishRaphanus raphanistrumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTansyTanacetum vulgare2023TansyTanacetum vulgare2023