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53.14451, -0.18119
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Glow-worm, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Fringed Bog-moss +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Fringed Bog-moss +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
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NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Spa Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Woodhall Spa Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
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25,518 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Gadwall · Coot · Tufted Duck · Common Gull · Meadow Pipit +50
Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +19
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre2025 Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2025 Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2025 Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2025 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Gadwall · Coot · Tufted Duck · Common Gull · Meadow Pipit +50
Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Poecilus versicolor
Poecilus versicolor Poecilus versicolor Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Fringed Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss +19
Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre2025 Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum2025 Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2025 Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum2025 Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heather
Heather
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2025
Lesser Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum inundatum2025
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2025
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025
River Feather-moss Brachythecium rivulare2025
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2025
Red Bog-moss Sphagnum rubellum2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2025
Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens Sphagnum subnitens subsp. subnitens2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum2025
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2025
Polytrichum commune s.str. Polytrichum commune s.str.2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2025
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025 