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2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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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
🅿️Jewson Car Park 53m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Jewson Car Park 53m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Cream-spot Ladybird +163 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Cream-spot Ladybird +163 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway Retford Loop

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

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

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

15,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Great Tit +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects49 species

springautumn

2026

Common Darter · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Parent Bug +44

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024
Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2024
Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024
Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2024
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2024
Black-headed DotStigmella atricapitella2024
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2024
Maple DotStigmella aceris2024

🌿

Plants6 species

springwinter

2025

Mistletoe · Weld · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Horse-radish · Japanese Rose +1

MistletoeViscum album
WeldReseda luteola
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,846 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Great Tit +33

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects49 species

springautumn

2026

Common Darter · Cream-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · Parent Bug +44

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressus
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Rhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloides
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2024
Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2024
Speckled Holm Oak DotEctoedemia heringella2024
Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2024
Small Beech DotStigmella tityrella2024
Black-headed DotStigmella atricapitella2024
Ilex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniella2024
Maple DotStigmella aceris2024

🌿

Plants6 species

springwinter

2025

Mistletoe · Weld · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Horse-radish · Japanese Rose +1

MistletoeViscum album
WeldReseda luteola
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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