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Millfield Golf Complex

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

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

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

Wildlife to spot

3,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

wintersummer

2025

Jay · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow +32

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
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
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

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +24

Small WhitePieris rapae2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
PeacockAglais io2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
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
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023

🌿

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
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AshFraxinus excelsior
DandelionTaraxacum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common ReedPhragmites australis
CleaversGalium aparine
Small NettleUrtica urens
BurdockArctium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,976 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

wintersummer

2025

Jay · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow +32

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
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
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

🐝

Insects29 species

summer

2025

Small White · Large White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +24

Small WhitePieris rapae2023
Large WhitePieris brassicae2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2023
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2023
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2023
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
PeacockAglais io2023
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
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
Oxypselaphus obscurusOxypselaphus obscurus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023

🌿

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
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Perthshire Beard-mossDidymodon rigidulus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AshFraxinus excelsior
DandelionTaraxacum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Common ReedPhragmites australis
CleaversGalium aparine
Small NettleUrtica urens
BurdockArctium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
TansyTanacetum vulgare2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Reg Allsop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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