Moor Lane moated site, Whissendine
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.72735, -0.75942
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Tawny Owl
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Yellow Wagtail +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Yellow Wagtail +63 more · last seen 2025; Priority pond habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Large White +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +242 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Moor Lanebridleway · 403 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 403 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Teigh Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface pavedPath type: track
Photos
Moor Hall moated site, near Whissendine: aerial 2021
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
5,881 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,881 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat · Chiffchaff +33
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Viburnum Leaf Beetle · Clover-root Weevil · Olive-tree Pearl · Green-veined White +19
- Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus
- Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
- Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Myzocallis (Myzocallis) coryliMyzocallis (Myzocallis) coryli
🍄Fungi2 species
springautumn
2025▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Iris Rust
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Iris RustPuccinia iridis2024
Lesser Swine-cress · Goldilocks Buttercup · Hedge Woundwort · Black-grass · Bramble +28
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2023
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,881 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Whitethroat · Chiffchaff +33
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2023
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Mole
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Viburnum Leaf Beetle · Clover-root Weevil · Olive-tree Pearl · Green-veined White +19
- Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus
- Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni
- Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus
- Olive-tree PearlPalpita vitrealis
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Myzocallis (Myzocallis) coryliMyzocallis (Myzocallis) coryli
🍄Fungi2 species
springautumn
2025▾
King Alfred's Cakes · Iris Rust
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- Iris RustPuccinia iridis2024
Lesser Swine-cress · Goldilocks Buttercup · Hedge Woundwort · Black-grass · Bramble +28
- Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2023
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardamines7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataWheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeusWheat Stem BorerCephus pygmeus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculataPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioNut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryliNut Leaf Blister MothPhyllonorycter coryliCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCurved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexualCurved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexualPeriphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceusPeriphyllus testudinaceusAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaRondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2024Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2024Cerodontha iridisCerodontha iridis2024Cerodontha iridisCerodontha iridis2024Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field Maple
Field Maple
Acer campestre
Acer campestre
White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqiiYellow-Juiced PoppyPapaver lecoqiiDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisStinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2023Events & activities nearby
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