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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.20542, 0.13712
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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
- 🅿️Parking 332m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 332m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Peacock +74 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Painted Lady, Small White, Peacock +74 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
6 signed routes nearby
Route C5Cycling route▾
Spilsby circular route
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Route C3Cycling route▾
Wainfleet to Alford
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Route C1Cycling route▾
Alford to Spilsby
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Route C7Cycling route▾
Alford to Mablethorpe
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
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Route C4Cycling route▾
Alford Circular Route
Named routeRef C4Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,121 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Starling · Blackbird · Wren · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +39
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2021
Biphyllus lunatus · Bitoma crenata · Uleiota planatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
- Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus
- Bitoma crenataBitoma crenata
- Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Alder · Creeping Buttercup · Great Horsetail · Winter Heliotrope · Snowdrop +55
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,121 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Starling · Blackbird · Wren · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +39
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringautumn
2024▾
Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Badger
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
- BadgerMeles meles2021
Biphyllus lunatus · Bitoma crenata · Uleiota planatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
- Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus
- Bitoma crenataBitoma crenata
- Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Alder · Creeping Buttercup · Great Horsetail · Winter Heliotrope · Snowdrop +55
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2024Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Black CurrantRibes nigrum2021Black CurrantRibes nigrum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2021Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2021Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2021Norway SprucePicea abies2021Norway SprucePicea abies2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021BugleAjuga reptans2021BugleAjuga reptans2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021ElmUlmus2021ElmUlmus2021Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2021Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2021Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Events & activities nearby
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