Northern section of prehistoric linear boundary with intersecting hollow ways, known as Rise Dikes, in Wykeham Forest
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.26810, -0.55442
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Willow Warbler
- ✦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
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Willow Warbler
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Willow Warbler, Siskin +80 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Willow Warbler, Siskin +80 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Winter Aconite, Lungwort +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Earwig, Pterostichus niger, Calathus rotundicollis +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Rise Dikes, Iron Age Earthwork, Wykeham Forest.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Crossbill · Swallow · Raven · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Feral Sheep · Domestic Dog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Feral SheepOvis aries2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Earwig · Calathus rotundicollis · Pterostichus niger · Phaonia tuguriorum · Bembidion tetracolum +2
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis
Bramble · Winter Aconite · Lungwort · Greater Snowdrop · Bank Haircap +59
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,891 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Crossbill · Swallow · Raven · Robin +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Feral Sheep · Domestic Dog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Feral SheepOvis aries2025
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Common Earwig · Calathus rotundicollis · Pterostichus niger · Phaonia tuguriorum · Bembidion tetracolum +2
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Calathus rotundicollisCalathus rotundicollis
- Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger
- Phaonia tuguriorumPhaonia tuguriorum
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum
- Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis
Bramble · Winter Aconite · Lungwort · Greater Snowdrop · Bank Haircap +59
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Pterostichus oblongopunctatus
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaAustrian PinePinus nigraAustrian PinePinus nigraCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaWood-sorrelOxalis acetosellaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumSitka SprucePicea sitchensisSitka SprucePicea sitchensisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Coastal RedwoodSequoia sempervirens2025Coastal RedwoodSequoia sempervirens2025Events & activities nearby
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