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Swinehill Plantations

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🌿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

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🌿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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mute Swan +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Peacock +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Peacock +25 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2020; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2020

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route464 m

Named routeRef 15Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

6,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Mute Swan +75

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BuzzardButeo buteo
CootFulica atra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
SwiftApus apus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2020
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
ScaupAythya marila2020
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
TealAnas crecca2019

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
BadgerMeles meles2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Peacock · Small White · Red Admiral · Cartodere bifasciata +23

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2019
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Bruchela rufipesBruchela rufipes2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2019
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2019
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019

🌿

Plants99 species

spring

2020

Silky Wall Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Great Horsetail · Sweet Violet · Selfheal +94

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2019
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2019
Sweet VioletViola odorata2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
CharlockSinapis arvensis2019
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
IvyHedera helix2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2019
BulrushTypha latifolia2019
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2019
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2019
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2019
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2019
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
daffodilsNarcissus2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2019
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2019
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019
White BryonyBryonia dioica2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Small NettleUrtica urens2019
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2019
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2019
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
YewTaxus baccata2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019
CowslipPrimula veris2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019
Water MintMentha aquatica2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,184 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds80 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Mute Swan +75

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
BuzzardButeo buteo
CootFulica atra
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
SwiftApus apus2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2020
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Rock DoveColumba livia2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
ScaupAythya marila2020
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Turdus merula merulaTurdus merula merula2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2019
TealAnas crecca2019

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Badger +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
BadgerMeles meles2020
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019

🐝

Insects28 species

summer

2024

7-spot Ladybird · Peacock · Small White · Red Admiral · Cartodere bifasciata +23

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2019
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2019
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Bruchela rufipesBruchela rufipes2019
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2021
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019
Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2019
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2019
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019

🌿

Plants99 species

spring

2020

Silky Wall Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Great Horsetail · Sweet Violet · Selfheal +94

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2019
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2019
Sweet VioletViola odorata2019
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019
CharlockSinapis arvensis2019
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2019
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019
IvyHedera helix2019
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major2019
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2019
BulrushTypha latifolia2019
Urtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioica2019
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2019
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
CleaversGalium aparine2019
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2019
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2019
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2019
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2019
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2019
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
daffodilsNarcissus2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2019
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2019
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019
White BryonyBryonia dioica2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Small NettleUrtica urens2019
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Black HorehoundBallota nigra2019
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2019
Curled DockRumex crispus2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2019
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
YewTaxus baccata2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019
CowslipPrimula veris2019
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2019
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2019
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019
Water MintMentha aquatica2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019
Knotted Hedge-parsleyTorilis nodosa2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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