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Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.99406, -0.58959
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Gadwall +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Gadwall +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Fruity Fibrecap, Beaked Earthstar, Lurid Bolete · last seen 2020; Fungi — Fruity Fibrecap, Beaked Earthstar, Lurid Bolete · last seen 2020
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, Speckled Bush-cricket, Marmalade Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Speckled Bush-cricket, Marmalade Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Silkstone Lane public footpath · 276 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 276 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Grantham Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Howdale Lane restricted byway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.6 km Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos Carlton Scroop: St Nicholas Church: Blocked up doorway in the north wall
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Cirsium arvense2019
Cirsium arvense2019
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2019
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2019
Hemlock Conium maculatum2019
Hemlock Conium maculatum2019
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2019
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum2019
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2019
Hop Trefoil Trifolium campestre2019
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2019
Swine-cress Lepidium coronopus2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2019
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2019
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2019
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2019
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2019
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2019
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium2019
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium2019
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica2019
Urtica dioica subsp. dioica Urtica dioica subsp. dioica2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2019
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2019
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum2019
Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum Hordeum murinum subsp. murinum2019
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2019
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia2019
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2019
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2019
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2019
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2019
Small-flowered Crane's-bill Geranium pusillum2019
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2019
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum2019
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2019
Hybrid Campion Silene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2019
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2019
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2019
Hazel Corylus avellana2019
Hazel Corylus avellana2019
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2019
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2019
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2019
Hop Humulus lupulus2019
Hop Humulus lupulus2019
Field Maple Acer campestre2019
Field Maple Acer campestre2019
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'2019
Lombardy-Poplar Populus nigra 'Italica'2019
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2019
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2019
Small Nettle Urtica urens2019
Small Nettle Urtica urens2019
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2019
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2019
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2019
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2019
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2019
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2019
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2019
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2019
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2019
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2019
Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2019
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2019
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2019
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2019
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2019
Wild-oat Avena fatua2019
Wild-oat Avena fatua2019
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2019
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2019
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2019
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2019
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major2019
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major2019
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2019
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2019
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2019
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2019
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2019
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2019
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2019
Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2019
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2019
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2019
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2019
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2019
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2019
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2019
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2019
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2019
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2019
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2019
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2019
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2019
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2019
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2019
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2019
Cowslip Primula veris2019
Cowslip Primula veris2019
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2019
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2019
Common Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceus2019
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