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Stapleford Moor

73 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome73 ha

Getting here

53.11592, -0.71246

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Wigeon
🍄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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Wigeon
🍄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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Purplepore Bracket, Deer Shield, Blackfoot Polypore +19 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Purplepore Bracket, Deer Shield, Blackfoot Polypore +19 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Sicus ferrugineus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +33 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Sicus ferrugineus, Marmalade Hoverfly, Helophilus pendulus +33 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Pailing's Ridepublic footpath · 80 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Route 93Cycling route

Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route

Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle TrackCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route40 m

Named routeLength 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route915 m

Named routeRef 64Length 915 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route431 m

Named routeRef 64Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

Thoroughfare Lanebridleway · 8 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: bridleway

Thoroughfare Lanebridleway · 830 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 830 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

5,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blackbird +52

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PintailAnas acuta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MagpiePica pica
PochardAythya ferina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,785 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blackbird +52

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
PintailAnas acuta
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CuckooCuculus canorus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MagpiePica pica
PochardAythya ferina
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Crococalana Roman townHistoric site2.5 km→✦Langford medieval village, including moat and open field system, 450m north west of Elmtree FarmHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Swinderby PlaygroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Carlton-Le-Moorland ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Standing cross on the west side of High StreetHistoric site5 km→✦Roman Villa west of Hill Holt FarmHistoric site1.9 km→

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