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Places › England › East Midlands › North Kesteven Getting here
53.04005, -0.43969
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blackbird, Dunnock, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +29 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 151
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Spires and Steeples Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sleaford - Greylees cycle track Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Leasingham - Sleaford Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 151 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sleaford - Ruskington Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Boston Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Sleaford - Silk Willoughby Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 151 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 151 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,449 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Jackdaw · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Robin +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Shrew Soricidae2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +12
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,449 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Jackdaw · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Robin +33
Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Great Tit Parus major2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2022 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Shrew Soricidae2021 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2019 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2022 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral · Peacock · Small White +12
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda
Rhinusa antirrhini Rhinusa antirrhini2023
Rhinusa antirrhini Rhinusa antirrhini2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2022
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2020
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2020
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2020
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
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