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RAUCEBY HOSPITAL

45 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome45 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Barn Owl
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • The New Chapel — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +198 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Field Scabious, Field Bindweed +11 more · last seen 2019

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

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Leasingham - SleafordCycling route
Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network
Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Boston Road Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sleaford - Silk WilloughbyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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