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Nob Hill Plantation

16 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

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53.32542, -0.12848

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕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

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Sand Martin, Wren, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Sand Martin, Wren, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Snowdrop, Ulota crispa s.str. +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Snowdrop, Ulota crispa s.str. +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Coenosia tigrina, Volucella bombylans, Sphaerophoria +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Coenosia tigrina, Volucella bombylans, Sphaerophoria +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Guelder-rose

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Silver Lincs WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Mallard +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Hydrophoria lancifer · Tillus elongatus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Bibio leucopterus · Hylemya variata +2

Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer
Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
Hylemya variataHylemya variata
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Sphaerophoria

🌿

Plants63 species

spring

2026

Lesser Trefoil · Snowdrop · Red Beard-moss · Sessile Oak · Wall Screw-moss +58

Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,698 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan · Little Grebe · Mallard +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
CootFulica atra2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Hydrophoria lancifer · Tillus elongatus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Bibio leucopterus · Hylemya variata +2

Hydrophoria lanciferHydrophoria lancifer
Tillus elongatusTillus elongatus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Bibio leucopterusBibio leucopterus
Hylemya variataHylemya variata
Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina
Sphaerophoria

🌿

Plants63 species

spring

2026

Lesser Trefoil · Snowdrop · Red Beard-moss · Sessile Oak · Wall Screw-moss +58

Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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