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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST PETER; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physcia caesia, Lepraria incana s. lat., Netted Shield Lichen +34 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Peacock, Small White +96 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Himalayan Balsam, Field Wood-rush +21 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Clay Lanepublic footpath · 287 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 287 mPath type: path
Clay Lanepublic footpath · 44 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: residential
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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St Peter's Church, Scotter
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4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Swift · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum · Broad-bodied Chaser · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Uroleucon (Uromelan) aeneum · Aphis (Aphis) rumicis +5
- Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Uroleucon (Uromelan) aeneumUroleucon (Uromelan) aeneum
- Aphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicis
- Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Bee Orchid · Common Twayblade · Small-flowered Crane's-bill · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Violet +86
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,628 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Swift · Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum · Broad-bodied Chaser · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Uroleucon (Uromelan) aeneum · Aphis (Aphis) rumicis +5
- Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisumAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) pisum
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Uroleucon (Uromelan) aeneumUroleucon (Uromelan) aeneum
- Aphis (Aphis) rumicisAphis (Aphis) rumicis
- Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
Bee Orchid · Common Twayblade · Small-flowered Crane's-bill · Creeping Thistle · Marsh Violet +86
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Marsh VioletViola palustris
- Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeCavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeCavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeCavariella (Cavariella) pastinacaeLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusParsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatusFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisMarsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBrown BentAgrostis vinealisBirchBetulaBirchBetulaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumTrailing St John's-wortHypericum humifusumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixCross-leaved HeathErica tetralixStar SedgeCarex echinataStar SedgeCarex echinataPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congestaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataMarsh SpeedwellVeronica scutellataShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusPinePinusPinePinusCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisCommon ValerianValeriana officinalisLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraLuzula multiflora subsp. multifloraBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusVirginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisGreen-ribbed SedgeCarex binervisLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusBulbous RushJuncus bulbosusSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCommon CudweedFilago germanicaCommon CudweedFilago germanicaLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaPurple Moor-grassMolinia caeruleaHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaCommon Yellow-sedgeCarex demissaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusVelvet BentAgrostis caninaVelvet BentAgrostis caninaField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare