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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.93065, -0.63273
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 15 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 15 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Face Fly, Trioza centranthi +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Face Fly, Trioza centranthi +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 15
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Liverwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Haircap +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Liverwort, Crescent-cup Liverwort, Common Haircap +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 11 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 11 Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 303 m ▾
Named route Length 303 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
19,836 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Treecreeper · Nuthatch +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Face Fly · Trioza centranthi · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Pea-leaf Weevil +18
Face Fly Musca autumnalis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss · Common Haircap · Whitish Feather-moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,836 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Treecreeper · Nuthatch +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Coot Fulica atra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 23 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Face Fly · Trioza centranthi · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Pea-leaf Weevil +18
Face Fly Musca autumnalis Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus 🌿 Plants 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss · Common Haircap · Whitish Feather-moss
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l. Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Box Sucker
Box Sucker
Psylla buxi
Psylla buxi
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Red-belted Cleaver Aglaostigma aucupariae
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Phaonia signata Phaonia signata
Clivina fossor Clivina fossor
Clivina fossor Clivina fossor
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Limodromus assimilis Limodromus assimilis
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Brown Tree Ant Lasius brunneus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Sallow Pea-galler Euura pedunculi
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis