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Saundby Plantation

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +83 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Robin +83 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Psilolechia lucida, Verrucaria macrostoma f. furfuracea, Flavoplaca citrina s. str. +22 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Psilolechia lucida, Verrucaria macrostoma f. furfuracea, Flavoplaca citrina s. str. +22 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Common Pocket-moss +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route

Named route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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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 Retford LoopCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

springsummer

2024

Chaffinch · Skylark · Goldfinch · Whitethroat · Blackbird +25

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedshankTringa totanus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
SwiftApus apus2022
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Brown Hare · Red Fox · Rabbit · Badger · Mole +3

Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2020
StoatMustela erminea2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2023

Common Blue Damselfly · 16-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · Small White · Hornet

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2022
Small WhitePieris rapae2022
HornetVespa crabro2021

🌿

Plants93 species

summer

2025

Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Lords-and-Ladies · Smooth Meadow-grass · Dewberry · Meadow Crane's-bill +88

Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2020
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2021
DewberryRubus caesius2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2020
HemlockConium maculatum2020
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2021
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2020
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2020
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2020
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2020
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2020
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2020
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2020
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Field MapleAcer campestre2020
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2020
Silver BirchBetula pendula2020
Grey AlderAlnus incana2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2020
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2020
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2020
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2020
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2020
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2020
WeldReseda luteola2020
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2020
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2020
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2020
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020
Sweet VioletViola odorata2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2020
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2020
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
Hoary CressLepidium draba2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020
Almond WillowSalix triandra2020
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,128 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

springsummer

2024

Chaffinch · Skylark · Goldfinch · Whitethroat · Blackbird +25

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedshankTringa totanus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
SwiftApus apus2022
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CurlewNumenius arquata
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2022

🦌

Mammals8 species

springsummerautumn

2023

Brown Hare · Red Fox · Rabbit · Badger · Mole +3

Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2020
StoatMustela erminea2022
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2023

Common Blue Damselfly · 16-spot Ladybird · Red Admiral · Small White · Hornet

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2020
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2022
Small WhitePieris rapae2022
HornetVespa crabro2021

🌿

Plants93 species

summer

2025

Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Lords-and-Ladies · Smooth Meadow-grass · Dewberry · Meadow Crane's-bill +88

Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2020
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2021
DewberryRubus caesius2020
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2020
HemlockConium maculatum2020
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Dwarf Feather-mossMicroeurhynchium pumilum
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2022
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022
HazelCorylus avellana2022
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2021
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2021
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020
Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2020
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2020
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2020
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2020
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2020
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2020
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2020
Ribbed MelilotMelilotus officinalis2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020
Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2020
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2020
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Field MapleAcer campestre2020
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2020
Silver BirchBetula pendula2020
Grey AlderAlnus incana2020
AlderAlnus glutinosa2020
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2020
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2020
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2020
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2020
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2020
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2020
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2020
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2020
WeldReseda luteola2020
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2020
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2020
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2020
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2020
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2020
Sweet VioletViola odorata2020
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2020
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2020
CharlockSinapis arvensis2020
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2020
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2020
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2020
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2020
Hoary CressLepidium draba2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020
Almond WillowSalix triandra2020
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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