Settlement site at Greatford 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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52.69118, -0.38921
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Settlement site scheduled monument
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Coral Tooth, Shaggy Bracket, Tripe Fungus +53 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Coral Tooth, Shaggy Bracket, Tripe Fungus +53 more · last seen 2014
Varies
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Torpel Way Walking route ▾
Greatford Gardens public footpath · 170 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 170 m Path type: residential
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
John Clare Country route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map The Green Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 63 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 63 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos The Main Street in Greatford
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Wildlife to spot
7,769 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,769 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Mallard · Pied Wagtail +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Scaup Aythya marila Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2021 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2021 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama2022 Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +10
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Caper Spurge · Annual Mercury · Mistletoe
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua Mistletoe Viscum album2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,769 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Mallard · Pied Wagtail +35
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Merlin Falco columbarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Scaup Aythya marila Coot Fulica atra Mute Swan Cygnus olor Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Egret Egretta garzetta Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris2022 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2021 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2021 Grey Squirrel · Badger · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Badger Meles meles Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Fallow Deer Dama dama2022 Gatekeeper · Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White +10
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Caper Spurge · Annual Mercury · Mistletoe
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Annual Mercury Mercurialis annua Mistletoe Viscum album2021 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2022
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2022
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2022
Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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