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Stackhill Plantation

5 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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52.98952, -0.48655

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Wren +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +120 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +120 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Great Plait-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Rusty Beard-moss +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Great Plait-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Rusty Beard-moss +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Striate Earthstar, King Alfred's Cakes +2 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Striate Earthstar, King Alfred's Cakes +2 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Sleaford - Greylees cycle trackCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Leasingham - SleafordCycling route

Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network

Sleaford - Silk WilloughbyCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 151Cycling route

Named routeRef 151National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route215 m

Named routeRef 151Length 215 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds54 species

springautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +49

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024

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Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Myopa buccata

Myopa buccataMyopa buccata

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Rusty Beard-moss · Great Plait-moss · Trichostomum brachydontium · Weissia controversa var. controversa · Spiral Extinguisher-moss +11

Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Twisting Thread-mossBryum torquescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,013 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Red-legged Partridge · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw +49

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
SwallowHirundo rustica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common GullLarus canus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Myopa buccata

Myopa buccataMyopa buccata

🌿

Plants16 species

winter

2026

Rusty Beard-moss · Great Plait-moss · Trichostomum brachydontium · Weissia controversa var. controversa · Spiral Extinguisher-moss +11

Rusty Beard-mossDidymodon ferrugineus
Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum
Trichostomum brachydontiumTrichostomum brachydontium
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Twisting Thread-mossBryum torquescens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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