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Millfield Golf Complex

1 ha

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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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Water Screw-moss, Blackthorn, Sand-hill Screw-moss +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Blackthorn, Sand-hill Screw-moss +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Common Nettle, Dandelion +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 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

Wildlife to spot

2,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Magpie +58

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Common GullLarus canus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Water Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2025

Green-veined White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Peacock +34

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2023
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
PeacockAglais io2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2022
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus
Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus
Agonum thoreyiAgonum thoreyi
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
Bembidion dentellumBembidion dentellum
Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum
Amara familiarisAmara familiaris
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus
Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2021

🌿

Plants49 species

winterspring

2025

Common Nettle · Water Screw-moss · Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Ash +44

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
DandelionTaraxacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
CleaversGalium aparine
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Small NettleUrtica urens
BurdockArctium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,929 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Magpie +58

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Common GullLarus canus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Water Vole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2023

🐝

Insects39 species

summer

2025

Green-veined White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Peacock +34

Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Small WhitePieris rapae2023
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
PeacockAglais io2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2022
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus
Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus
Agonum thoreyiAgonum thoreyi
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
Bembidion dentellumBembidion dentellum
Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum
Amara familiarisAmara familiaris
Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus
Calodromius spilotusCalodromius spilotus
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2022
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2021

🌿

Plants49 species

winterspring

2025

Common Nettle · Water Screw-moss · Hawthorn · Broad-leaved Dock · Ash +44

Common NettleUrtica dioica
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
AshFraxinus excelsior
DandelionTaraxacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
CleaversGalium aparine
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
Small NettleUrtica urens
BurdockArctium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
Common ReedPhragmites australis
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2023
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
DaisyBellis perennis2023
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
HollyIlex aquifolium2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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