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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha
Getting here
53.44806, -0.75201
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,041 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,041 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2023▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Jay · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +22
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curculio rubidus · Common Green Grasshopper · Platycheirus scutatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle +37
- Curculio rubidusCurculio rubidus2018
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
🌿Plants53 species
springautumn
2024▾
Spiky Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +48
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,041 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2023▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Great Tit · Jay · Blue Tit · Nuthatch +22
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- RobinErithacus rubecula2018
- Barn OwlTyto alba2018
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Curculio rubidus · Common Green Grasshopper · Platycheirus scutatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle +37
- Curculio rubidusCurculio rubidus2018
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
- Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
🌿Plants53 species
springautumn
2024▾
Spiky Bog-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Fringed Bog-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Lateral Cryphaea +48
- Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
- Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
- Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Bud-headed Groove-mossAulacomnium androgynum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mottled Grasshopper
Mottled Grasshopper
Myrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Myrmeleotettix maculatus2024
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2024Conops vesicularisConops vesicularis2024SyrphusSyrphus2022SyrphusSyrphus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021Botanophila fugaxBotanophila fugax2021EumerusEumerus2021EumerusEumerus2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Tachina feraTachina fera2021Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2021Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2021Platycheirus peltatusPlatycheirus peltatus2021Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2021Linnaemya vulpinaLinnaemya vulpina2021Linnaemya vulpinaLinnaemya vulpina2021Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2020Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2020Ampedus balteatusAmpedus balteatus2020Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2020Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2020Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2020Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2020Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2020Stenurella melanuraStenurella melanura2020Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli2020Hazel Leaf-rollerApoderus coryli202018-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata202018-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2020Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2020Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2020Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2020Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2020Chequered Click BeetleProsternon tessellatum2020Chequered Click BeetleProsternon tessellatum2020Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2020Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2020Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2020Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2020Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019Scalloped Hook-tipFalcaria lacertinaria2019Temnocerus nanusTemnocerus nanus2019Temnocerus nanusTemnocerus nanus2019Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-mothHemaris fuciformis2019Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-mothHemaris fuciformis2019Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2019Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018PeacockAglais io2018PeacockAglais io2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustreBog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustrePolytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Polytrichum commune s.str.Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataBog-myrtleMyrica gale2023Bog-myrtleMyrica gale2023GorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansFeathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatumFeathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatumSlender HaircapPolytrichum longisetumSlender HaircapPolytrichum longisetumLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumLarge White-mossLeucobryum glaucumBird's-footOrnithopus perpusillusBird's-footOrnithopus perpusillusSmall CudweedLogfia minimaSmall CudweedLogfia minimaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaSlender SandwortArenaria leptoclados2023Slender SandwortArenaria leptoclados2023Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Hoary CinquefoilPotentilla argentea2023Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2023Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2023Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2023Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2023Cape Thread-mossOrthodontium lineare2023Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2023Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2023Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2023Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023Elegant Silk-mossPseudotaxiphyllum elegans2023Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2023Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2023Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2023Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2023Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2023Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2023SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018Soft-rushJuncus effusus2018White SedgeCarex canescens2018White SedgeCarex canescens2018Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018Slender RushJuncus tenuis2018Slender RushJuncus tenuis2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2018Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2018Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus2018Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2018Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2018Events & activities nearby
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