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52.84189, -0.70690
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Yellowhammer 🐕 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
🐦 52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Yellowhammer 🐕 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Robin +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Marble, Common Carpet, Brimstone Moth +264 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hairy St John's-wort, Viper's-bugloss, Meadow Crane's-bill +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hairy St John's-wort, Viper's-bugloss, Meadow Crane's-bill +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Mowbray Way Walking route 14 km ▾
Named route Length 14 km Local walking route
Show on map The Drift public footpath · 19 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 19 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Lincolnshire Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 21 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 796 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 796 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Drift bridleway · 381 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 381 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map The Drift bridleway · 64 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 64 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Photos Sewstern Drift near Wyville
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Wildlife to spot
4,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,804 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Robin · Skylark · Blackbird +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Linnet Linaria cannabina Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Peacock · Brimstone · Small White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper +16
Peacock Aglais io Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Small White Pieris rapae Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata 🌿 Plants 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy St John's-wort · Viper's-bugloss · Field Maple · Cornflower · Dwarf Spurge +19
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Field Maple Acer campestre Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,804 records · National Biodiversity Network Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Robin · Skylark · Blackbird +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Linnet Linaria cannabina Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Whitethroat Curruca communis Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Peacock · Brimstone · Small White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper +16
Peacock Aglais io Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni Small White Pieris rapae Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata 🌿 Plants 24 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy St John's-wort · Viper's-bugloss · Field Maple · Cornflower · Dwarf Spurge +19
Hairy St John's-wort Hypericum hirsutum Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare Field Maple Acer campestre Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Dwarf Spurge Euphorbia exigua Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Marbled White Melanargia galathea
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja
Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Grass Rivulet Perizoma albulata
Grass Rivulet Perizoma albulata
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Dotted Loosestrife
Dotted Loosestrife
Lysimachia punctata
Lysimachia punctata
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2022
Silver Birch Betula pendula2022
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2022
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2022
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris2022
Blue Fleabane Erigeron acris2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2022
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2022
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2022
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2022
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2022
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2022
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2022
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2022
American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2022
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2022
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2022
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2022
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2022
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2022
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2022
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra2022
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra2022
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2022
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2022
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata2022
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