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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
✦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

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Pheasant
✦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 — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +22 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +22 more · last seen 2021

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Greater Water-moss · last seen 2017; Plants — Greater Water-moss · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Willow Tree Fen Blue intermediate routeWalking route

Named routeRef blueLocal walking route

Willow Tree Fen Yellow short routeWalking route

Named routeRef yellowLocal walking route

Willow Tree Fen Green perimeter routeWalking route

Named routeRef greenLocal walking route

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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Spalding/SpringfieldCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Route 12Cycling route

Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 12Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Fieldfare +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Barn OwlTyto alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022

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Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +2

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,266 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Fieldfare +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Barn OwlTyto alba
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022

🦌

Mammals7 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +2

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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