🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.28537, -0.87876
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌿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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Fieldfare +42 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Fieldfare +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +198 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Comma +198 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Bugle, Hazel +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Bugle, Hazel +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hazel, Bramble, Meadowsweet +8 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route350 m▾
Named routeRef 647Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Clover Close Lanebyway open to all traffic · 29 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 29 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Clover Close Lanebyway open to all traffic · 637 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 637 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
7,114 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,114 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
frogs and toads
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Little Nomad Bee · Bishop's Mitre +31
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Little Nomad BeeNomada flavoguttata2024
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Early-purple Orchid · Herb-Paris · Water Avens · Crab Apple · Midland Hawthorn +1
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
- Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,114 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff +27
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- MagpiePica pica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Mole · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
frogs and toads
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug · Hairy Shieldbug · Little Nomad Bee · Bishop's Mitre +31
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- Little Nomad BeeNomada flavoguttata2024
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Early-purple Orchid · Herb-Paris · Water Avens · Crab Apple · Midland Hawthorn +1
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024
- Herb-ParisParis quadrifolia
- Water AvensGeum rivale
- Crab AppleMalus sylvestris
- Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
2024
2024
Fork-jawed Nomad BeeNomada ruficornis2024Fork-jawed Nomad BeeNomada ruficornis2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Panzer's Nomad BeeNomada panzeri2024Panzer's Nomad BeeNomada panzeri2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2024Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Tachina feraTachina fera2024Tachina feraTachina fera2024Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca2024Impunctate Mini-minerAndrena subopaca2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria tircis2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria tircis2024Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Orange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoa2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni rhamni2024Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava2024Flavous Nomad BeeNomada flava20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2024Fabricius' Nomad BeeNomada fabriciana2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2024Birch Leaf RollerDeporaus betulae2024Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2024Chromatomyia aprilinaChromatomyia aprilina2024Events & activities nearby
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