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SILICA LODGE

9 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

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53.56016, -0.67896

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats

Free

Picnic day out

Moderate match

Nature reserve — public outdoor space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route120 m

Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route167 m

Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route323 m

Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

About this nature reserve

Silica Lodge is a 9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in North Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the Humber. The reserve features reed beds and wetland areas that attract a range of birdlife and other wildlife, with accessible pathways for visitors to explore.

Wildlife to spot

7,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2024

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · Summer Chafer · Wool Carder Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Salad Burnet · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Lady's Bedstraw · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +2

Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
HopHumulus lupulus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,113 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit · Great Tit +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Rock DoveColumba livia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RavenCorvus corax
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2024

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐝

Insects4 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · Summer Chafer · Wool Carder Bee · Hawthorn Shieldbug

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024

🌿

Plants7 species

spring

2026

Salad Burnet · Shepherd's-purse · Red Dead-nettle · Lady's Bedstraw · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +2

Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
HopHumulus lupulus2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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