Bottom Plantation - Mixed woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐴Horses
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.81184, -0.71516
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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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,528 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Barn Owl · Kestrel · Quail · Lapwing +19
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2023
Brown Hare · Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Brindled Brown · Peacock · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Painted Lady +82
- Common Brindled BrownAgonopterix heracliana2022
- PeacockAglais io
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Curtonotus aulicus
🍄Fungi2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Scaly Sawgill · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust
- Scaly SawgillNeolentinus lepideus2024
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bristly Oxtongue · Common Dog-violet · Yellow-wort
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,528 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Raven · Barn Owl · Kestrel · Quail · Lapwing +19
- RavenCorvus corax
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
- Black SwanCygnus atratus2023
Brown Hare · Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Myotis Bat speciesMyotis
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Common Brindled Brown · Peacock · Gatekeeper · Common Blue · Painted Lady +82
- Common Brindled BrownAgonopterix heracliana2022
- PeacockAglais io
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Curtonotus aulicus
🍄Fungi2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Scaly Sawgill · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust
- Scaly SawgillNeolentinus lepideus2024
- Bleeding Broadleaf CrustStereum rugosum
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bristly Oxtongue · Common Dog-violet · Yellow-wort
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Curtonotus aulicus2024
Curtonotus aulicus2024
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2023Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2022Grey Shoulder-knotLithophane ornitopus2022Dusky PearlUdea prunalis2022Dusky PearlUdea prunalis2022Marsh MarbleEndothenia quadrimaculana2022Marsh MarbleEndothenia quadrimaculana2022Brindled BuffAgonopterix arenella2022Brindled BuffAgonopterix arenella2022Marbled CosmetMompha propinquella2022Marbled CosmetMompha propinquella2022Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2022Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha2022Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2022Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2022ClayMythimna ferrago2022ClayMythimna ferrago2022Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2022Buff-tipPhalera bucephala2022Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2022Rufous TortrixClepsis consimilana2022Dun-barCosmia trapezina2022Dun-barCosmia trapezina2022Scarce FootmanEilema complana2022Scarce FootmanEilema complana2022White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2022White Satin MothLeucoma salicis2022Mint MothPyrausta aurata2022Mint MothPyrausta aurata2022Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2022Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2022Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2022Large Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe quadrifasiata2022Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2022Straw UnderwingThalpophila matura2022Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2022Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2022Straw DotRivula sericealis2022Straw DotRivula sericealis2022Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2022Dark Fruit-tree TortrixPandemis heparana2022Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2022Flame CarpetXanthorhoe designata2022Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2022Dusky ThornEnnomos fuscantaria2022White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2022White-spotted PugEupithecia tripunctaria2022Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2022Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa2022Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2022Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2022Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2022Rosy TabbyEndotricha flammealis2022Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2022Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2022Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2022Pale ProminentPterostoma palpina2022Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2022Pebble ProminentNotodonta ziczac2022July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2022July HighflyerHydriomena furcata2022Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2022Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2022Silver YAutographa gamma2022Silver YAutographa gamma2022Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2022Pearl Grass-mothCatoptria pinella2022Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2022Mother of PearlPatania ruralis2022Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella2022Oak Knot-hornPhycita roborella2022Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2022Maple PugEupithecia inturbata2022Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2022Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis2022Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2022Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2022Hawthorn Berry MothBlastodacna hellerella2022Hawthorn Berry MothBlastodacna hellerella2022Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2022Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmella2022Willow ErmineYponomeuta rorrella2022Willow ErmineYponomeuta rorrella2022Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2022Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2022Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2022Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2022Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis2022Double-striped TabbyHypsopygia glaucinalis2022Lichen TortrixAcleris literana2022Lichen TortrixAcleris literana2022Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2022Large EmeraldGeometra papilionaria2022Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2022Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2022Riband WaveIdaea aversata2022Riband WaveIdaea aversata2022Spindle Knot-hornNephopterix angustella2022Spindle Knot-hornNephopterix angustella2022Carrion MothMonopis weaverella2022Carrion MothMonopis weaverella2022Currant PugEupithecia assimilata2022Currant PugEupithecia assimilata2022Common WainscotMythimna pallens2022Common WainscotMythimna pallens2022Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2022Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2022CoronetCraniophora ligustri2022CoronetCraniophora ligustri2022Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2022Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2022Pied Rabbit MothYpsolopha sequella2022Pied Rabbit MothYpsolopha sequella2022Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2022Pebble Hook-tipDrepana falcataria2022Pale Water-veneerDonacaula forficella2022Pale Water-veneerDonacaula forficella2022Common Thistle MinerScrobipalpa acuminatella2022Common Thistle MinerScrobipalpa acuminatella2022Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2022Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi2022Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2022Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2022Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2022Willow StiltCaloptilia stigmatella2022Peppered MothBiston betularia2022Peppered MothBiston betularia2022Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2022Ash-bark Knot-hornEuzophera pinguis2022Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2022Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis2022White Plume MothPterophorus pentadactyla2022White Plume MothPterophorus pentadactyla2022UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2022UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2022Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2022Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2022Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana2022Common Cloaked TortrixGypsonoma dealbana2022Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2022Beet MothScrobipalpa ocellatella2022Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2022Small Fan-footed WaveIdaea biselata2022Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2022Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2022Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2022Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera2022Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2022Spotted MagpieAnania coronata2022Black ArchesLymantria monacha2022Black ArchesLymantria monacha2022Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2022Smoky WainscotMythimna impura2022Common Zebra MothHelcystogramma rufescens2022Common Zebra MothHelcystogramma rufescens2022Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2022Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2022Events & activities nearby
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