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Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
53.00180, -0.69912
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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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss +44 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Common Feather-moss, Silver-moss +44 more · last seen 2019
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +44 more · last seen 2022; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +44 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Clustered Domecap, White Saddle, Cortinarius incisus +2 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Clustered Domecap, White Saddle, Cortinarius incisus +2 more · last seen 2020
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Grantham Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Nottinghamshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Platt's Lane bridleway · 559 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 559 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Sand Lane bridleway · 1.9 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.9 km Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
1,440 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,440 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +27
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pintail Anas acuta2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Ruff Calidris pugnax2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Garganey Spatula querquedula2019 Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Bat Chiroptera Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Anchomenus dorsalis · Pea-leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird +6
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2020 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020 Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2020 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2020 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2020 14-spot Ladybird Clustered Domecap · White Saddle · Cortinarius incisus
Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum decastes White Saddle Helvella crispa2019 Cortinarius incisus Cortinarius incisus2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,440 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Pochard · Wigeon · Shoveler · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron +27
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Skylark Alauda arvensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pintail Anas acuta2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Ruff Calidris pugnax2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2021 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2021 Redshank Tringa totanus2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2021 Garganey Spatula querquedula2019 Brown Long-eared Bat · Bat
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Bat Chiroptera Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Anchomenus dorsalis · Pea-leaf Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird +6
Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle Psylliodes chrysocephala2020 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020 Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2020 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2020 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2020 14-spot Ladybird Clustered Domecap · White Saddle · Cortinarius incisus
Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum decastes White Saddle Helvella crispa2019 Cortinarius incisus Cortinarius incisus2019 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Carabid Beetle Carabidae
Carabid Beetle Carabidae
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2019
Lepidostoma hirtum Lepidostoma hirtum2019
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2019
Athripsodes cinereus Athripsodes cinereus2019
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2019
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2019
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2019
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2019 