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52.80346, -0.71219
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Cnephasia +371 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Cnephasia +371 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Skylark +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Skylark +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder, Bristly Oxtongue +2 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Scaly Sawgill, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Scaly Sawgill, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mowbray Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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National Byway in Rutland
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,553 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,553 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Lapwing · Wigeon · Skylark · Whitethroat +30
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Mole · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Myotis Bat species Myotis2023 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Mole Talpa europaea Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Feathered Thorn · December Moth · Sprawler · Red-green Carpet · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +52
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2021 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2021 Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2021 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2021 Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2021 Norway Maple Leaf-miner 🍄 Fungi 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Scaly Sawgill · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2024 Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Indet. Comfrey · White Dead-nettle · Ground-elder · Yellow Corydalis · Hedge Woundwort +7
Indet. Comfrey Symphytum White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023 Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,553 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Lapwing · Wigeon · Skylark · Whitethroat +30
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Wigeon Mareca penelope2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Whitethroat Curruca communis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2023 Raven Corvus corax2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Myotis Bat species · Pipistrelle · Noctule · Mole · Brown Long-eared Bat +2
Myotis Bat species Myotis2023 Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2023 Mole Talpa europaea Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2023 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Feathered Thorn · December Moth · Sprawler · Red-green Carpet · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +52
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2021 December Moth Poecilocampa populi2021 Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2021 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2021 Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella2021 Norway Maple Leaf-miner 🍄 Fungi 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Scaly Sawgill · Bleeding Broadleaf Crust
Scaly Sawgill Neolentinus lepideus2024 Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Stereum rugosum 🌿 Plants 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Indet. Comfrey · White Dead-nettle · Ground-elder · Yellow Corydalis · Hedge Woundwort +7
Indet. Comfrey Symphytum White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023 Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Phyllonorycter joannisi2021
Phyllonorycter joannisi2021
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2021
Mottled Umber Erannis defoliaria2021
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2021
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2021
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2021
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2021
Sallow Dot Stigmella salicis2021
Sallow Dot Stigmella salicis2021
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella2021
Beautiful Elm Dot Stigmella lemniscella2021
Fruit-tree Dot Stigmella oxyacanthella2021
Fruit-tree Dot Stigmella oxyacanthella2021
Oak Tuft Bucculatrix ulmella2021
Oak Tuft Bucculatrix ulmella2021
Oak Dot Stigmella roborella2021
Oak Dot Stigmella roborella2021
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2021
Hawthorn Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter corylifoliella2021
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella2021
Beech Dot Stigmella hemargyrella2021
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2021
Hawthorn Parornix Parornix anglicella2021
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Curtonotus aulicus Curtonotus aulicus2024
Curtonotus aulicus Curtonotus aulicus2024
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2022
Grey Shoulder-knot Lithophane ornitopus2022
Spindle Knot-horn Nephopterix angustella2022
Spindle Knot-horn Nephopterix angustella2022
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2022
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2022
Plain Holm Oak Dot Stigmella suberivora2021
Plain Holm Oak Dot Stigmella suberivora2021
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2021
Ilex Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter messaniella2021
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella2021
Speckled Holm Oak Dot Ectoedemia heringella2021
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2021
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii2021
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2021
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2021
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2021
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2021
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2021
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2021
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2021
Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella2021
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2021
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2021
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2021
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2021
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2021
Golden Dot Stigmella aurella2021
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2021
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2021
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2021
Nut-tree Dot Stigmella microtheriella2021
Common Cloaked Tortrix Gypsonoma dealbana2021
Common Cloaked Tortrix Gypsonoma dealbana2021
Shoulder-spot Dot Stigmella basiguttella2021
Shoulder-spot Dot Stigmella basiguttella2021
Hawthorn Tuft Bucculatrix bechsteinella2021
Hawthorn Tuft Bucculatrix bechsteinella2021
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella2021
Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella2021
Common Oak Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter quercifoliella2021
Common Oak Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter quercifoliella2021
Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella2021
Elm Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter tristrigella2021
Broken-barred Oak Dot Ectoedemia subbimaculella2021
Broken-barred Oak Dot Ectoedemia subbimaculella2021
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2021
Hazel leaf-miner Phyllonorycter nicellii2021
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2021
Small Beech Dot Stigmella tityrella2021
White-banded Dot Ectoedemia albifasciella2021
White-banded Dot Ectoedemia albifasciella2021
White-spot Dot Ectoedemia heringi2021
White-spot Dot Ectoedemia heringi2021
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis2021
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis2021
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2021
Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella2021
Least Hawthorn Dot Stigmella perpygmaeella2021
Least Hawthorn Dot Stigmella perpygmaeella2021
Short-barred Dot Stigmella luteella2021
Short-barred Dot Stigmella luteella2021
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2021
Sycamore Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter geniculella2021
Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella2021
Speckled Hazel Dot Stigmella floslactella2021
Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella2021
Shining Hawthorn Dot Stigmella hybnerella2021
Black-headed Dot Stigmella atricapitella2021
Black-headed Dot Stigmella atricapitella2021
Willow Dot Stigmella obliquella2021
Willow Dot Stigmella obliquella2021
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella2021
Plain Elm Dot Stigmella viscerella2021
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2023
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2023
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Dandelion Taraxacum2023
Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata2022
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