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53.05970, -0.48026
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Cantharis rustica, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, Cantharis rustica, 7-spot Ladybird +6 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leasingham - Sleaford Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 151 National Cycle Network
Show on map A607 Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 151 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 151 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 215 m ▾
Named route Ref 151 Length 215 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 245 m ▾
Named route Ref 151 Length 245 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 642 m ▾
Named route Ref 151 Length 642 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,175 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,175 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 House Cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Tiger Cranefly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle
House Cricket Acheta domesticus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Barren Brome · Hedge Woundwort · Ivy · Lime · Rosa canina +28
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Ivy Hedera helix Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea Rosa canina Rosa canina Dandelion Taraxacum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,175 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +37
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Magpie Pica pica2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2022 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Quail Coturnix coturnix Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 House Cricket · Lesser Stag Beetle · Tiger Cranefly · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Bloody-nosed Beetle
House Cricket Acheta domesticus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa Barren Brome · Hedge Woundwort · Ivy · Lime · Rosa canina +28
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Ivy Hedera helix Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea Rosa canina Rosa canina Dandelion Taraxacum Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Wild Privet Ligustrum vulgare
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
Malus sylvestris Malus sylvestris
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Lilac Syringa vulgaris
Lilac Syringa vulgaris
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus 