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Packhorse bridge, Northbeck

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Greenfinch, Swift +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Greenfinch, Swift +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bitoma crenata, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Bitoma crenata, Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed · last seen 2013; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed · last seen 2013

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Sleaford - Silk WilloughbyCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 151Cycling route

Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow · Buzzard +32

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Great Crested Newt · frogs and toads · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
frogs and toadsAnura
Common ToadBufo bufo2020

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2023

Roesel's Bush-cricket · Syrphus ribesii · Anthomyia · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella inanis

Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis

🌿

Plants110 species

autumn

2019

Common Mouse-ear · Creeping Buttercup · White Clover · Hemlock · Bittersweet +105

Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White CloverTrifolium repens
HemlockConium maculatum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Sonchus arvensis subsp. arvensisSonchus arvensis subsp. arvensis
HazelCorylus avellana
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
CleaversGalium aparine
Bearded CouchElymus caninus
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Field MapleAcer campestre
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Black BryonyTamus communis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Water MintMentha aquatica
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common CouchElymus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
CowslipPrimula veris
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
DandelionTaraxacum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonumEpilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
ElderSambucus nigra
TimothyPhleum pratense
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
IvyHedera helix
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow · Buzzard +32

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
SiskinSpinus spinus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Mute SwanCygnus olor2020

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2024

Great Crested Newt · frogs and toads · Common Toad

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
frogs and toadsAnura
Common ToadBufo bufo2020

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2023

Roesel's Bush-cricket · Syrphus ribesii · Anthomyia · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella inanis

Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
AnthomyiaAnthomyia
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis

🌿

Plants110 species

autumn

2019

Common Mouse-ear · Creeping Buttercup · White Clover · Hemlock · Bittersweet +105

Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
White CloverTrifolium repens
HemlockConium maculatum
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Sonchus arvensis subsp. arvensisSonchus arvensis subsp. arvensis
HazelCorylus avellana
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
CleaversGalium aparine
Bearded CouchElymus caninus
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Field MapleAcer campestre
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Black BryonyTamus communis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Water MintMentha aquatica
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common CouchElymus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
CowslipPrimula veris
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
DandelionTaraxacum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum
BeechFagus sylvatica
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonumEpilobium tetragonum subsp. tetragonum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Greater BurdockArctium lappa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
ElderSambucus nigra
TimothyPhleum pratense
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
IvyHedera helix
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaVeronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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