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Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.87512, -0.42625
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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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +45 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +45 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,675 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Linnet +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell +4
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small White Pieris rapae2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Peacock Aglais io Great Willowherb · Cow Parsley · Flax · Groundsel · Cleavers +46
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Flax Linum usitatissimum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Cleavers Galium aparine Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,675 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Linnet +33
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Meadow Brown · Small White · Red Admiral · Ringlet · Small Tortoiseshell +4
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2022 Small White Pieris rapae2022 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2022 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2022 Peacock Aglais io Great Willowherb · Cow Parsley · Flax · Groundsel · Cleavers +46
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Flax Linum usitatissimum Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Cleavers Galium aparine Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2022
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Phleum pratense Phleum pratense
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Equal-leaved Knotgrass Polygonum arenastrum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major
Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
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