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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.22854, -0.19611
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Corn Bunting
- 🍄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
- 🐦37+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Corn Bunting
- 🍄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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Corn Bunting, Robin +34 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Corn Bunting, Robin +34 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Ramalina fraxinea, Polycauliona ucrainica, Lecanora pulicaris +17 more · last seen 2012
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cantharis lateralis, 7-spot Ladybird, Argent & Sable +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Spa TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Spa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
St.Margaret's Church, Wispington
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Wildlife to spot
582 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
582 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
winterspring
2024▾
Barn Owl · Corn Bunting · Grey Partridge · Robin · Yellowhammer +2
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2015
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Cantharis lateralis · Cantharis rustica · Green-veined White · Endomychus coccineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle +9
- Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2016
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2016
Red Dead-nettle · Elder · Fat-hen · Ivy · Cowslip +144
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- ElderSambucus nigra2014
- Fat-henChenopodium album2014
- IvyHedera helix2014
- CowslipPrimula veris2014
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
582 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
winterspring
2024▾
Barn Owl · Corn Bunting · Grey Partridge · Robin · Yellowhammer +2
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2016
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2015
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Toad
Cantharis lateralis · Cantharis rustica · Green-veined White · Endomychus coccineus · Swollen-thighed Beetle +9
- Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2016
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2016
- Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2016
Red Dead-nettle · Elder · Fat-hen · Ivy · Cowslip +144
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- ElderSambucus nigra2014
- Fat-henChenopodium album2014
- IvyHedera helix2014
- CowslipPrimula veris2014
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas