Rand medieval settlement
14 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
53.29752, -0.33942
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +75 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Beard-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Capillary Thread-moss +51 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 227 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 227 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route478 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 478 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route873 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 873 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,837 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,837 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Badger
Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Green-veined White · Large White +29
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants90 species
springautumn
2024▾
Field Maple · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Stork's-bill +85
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,837 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +21
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
Badger
Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Green-veined White · Large White +29
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2018
- PeacockAglais io
🌿Plants90 species
springautumn
2024▾
Field Maple · Daisy · Herb-Robert · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Stork's-bill +85
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018Brown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensPseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2022Pseudovadonia lividaPseudovadonia livida2022Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2021Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021Egle parvaEgle parva2021Egle parvaEgle parva2021Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2021Tephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventris2021Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2021Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2021Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2020Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017CommaPolygonia c-album2017CommaPolygonia c-album2017Creeping Cinquefoil
Creeping Cinquefoil
Potentilla reptans
Potentilla reptans
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisKnotgrassPolygonumKnotgrassPolygonumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaHornbeamCarpinus betulusHornbeamCarpinus betulusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBrambleRubusBrambleRubusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSpindleEuonymus europaeusSpindleEuonymus europaeusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisCanadian WaterweedElodea canadensisSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSchreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulonSchreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulonCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSoft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealisSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusWavy Beard-mossDidymodon sinuosusSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montanaGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusGreen Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimusWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumWall Thread-mossBryum radiculosumTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaTender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenellaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusDusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridusAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensDandelionTaraxacum2017DandelionTaraxacum2017Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2017Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2017