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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Gadwall
✦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

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Gadwall
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Moorhen, Gadwall, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Gadwall, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Fruity Fibrecap, Beaked Earthstar, Lurid Bolete · last seen 2020; Fungi — Fruity Fibrecap, Beaked Earthstar, Lurid Bolete · last seen 2020

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Speckled Bush-cricket, Marmalade Hoverfly +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Speckled Bush-cricket, Marmalade Hoverfly +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Greylag Goose · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard +66

Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GadwallMareca strepera
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WigeonMareca penelope
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little OwlAthene noctua
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Cockchafer · Speckled Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cantharis rustica

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Greylag Goose · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard +66

Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
GadwallMareca strepera
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CootFulica atra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WigeonMareca penelope
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
TealAnas crecca2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common GullLarus canus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little OwlAthene noctua
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur2024
QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2024
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Cockchafer · Speckled Bush-cricket · Marmalade Hoverfly · Cantharis rustica

Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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