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Swallow Hole Covert

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Little Grebe
🌿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

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Little Grebe
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Little Grebe, Greylag Goose +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Little Grebe, Greylag Goose +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bulrush, Blackthorn, Amphibious Bistort +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Silver Y, Common Wainscot +303 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Silver Y, Common Wainscot +303 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Cock's-foot, Field Maple +171 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Cock's-foot, Field Maple +171 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mowbray WayWalking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route

Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route485 m

Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winterspring

2025

Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Chaffinch +49

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
StoatMustela erminea
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Small Copper · Small Heath · Ruddy Darter · Green-veined White +8

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,143 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winterspring

2025

Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull · Canada Goose · Moorhen · Chaffinch +49

Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
RookCorvus frugilegus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023

🦌

Mammals9 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat +4

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
StoatMustela erminea
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Small Copper · Small Heath · Ruddy Darter · Green-veined White +8

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Croxton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Waltham Methodist ChurchUrban park4.8 km→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir3.8 km→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir3.8 km→

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