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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
52.78686, -0.44977
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Eastern edge of The Groves
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Wildlife to spot
12,671 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,671 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Fallow Deer
Parydra coarctata · Common Blue Damselfly · Platystoma seminationis · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Red-eyed Damselfly +21
- Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis2024
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Clustered Feather-moss +60
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,671 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Fallow Deer
Parydra coarctata · Common Blue Damselfly · Platystoma seminationis · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Red-eyed Damselfly +21
- Parydra coarctataParydra coarctata2024
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis2024
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Clustered Feather-moss +60
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2024Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Sarcophaga pumilaSarcophaga pumila2024Sarcophaga pumilaSarcophaga pumila2024Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2024Agrypnus murinusAgrypnus murinus2024Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Common Green SawflyTenthredo mesomela2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Hylemya variataHylemya variata2024Hylemya variataHylemya variata2024Fannia armataFannia armata2024Fannia armataFannia armata2024Empis caudatulaEmpis caudatula2024Empis caudatulaEmpis caudatula2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Rhamphomyia atraRhamphomyia atra2024Rhamphomyia atraRhamphomyia atra2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2024Chamaemyia herbarumChamaemyia herbarum2024Chamaemyia herbarumChamaemyia herbarum2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Opilo mollisOpilo mollis2024Opilo mollisOpilo mollis2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Dune Thread-moss
Dune Thread-moss
Bryum dichotomum2024
Bryum dichotomum2024
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2024Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2024Tall PottiaTortula protobryoides2024Tall PottiaTortula protobryoides2024Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Lyell's Bristle-mossPulvigera lyellii2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2024Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2024Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2024Hypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataEyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum2024Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2024Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2024Pohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergii2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2024Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2024Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2024Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2024Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2024Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2024Slender Pocket-mossFissidens exilis2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Even ScalewortRadula complanata2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2024Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2024Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2024Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2024Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2024Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2024Short-leaved Pocket-mossFissidens incurvus2024Pointed Beard-mossDidymodon icmadophilus2024Pointed Beard-mossDidymodon icmadophilus2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024Soft-tufted Beard-mossDidymodon vinealis2024Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2024Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2024Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2024Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2024Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2024Dusky Beard-mossDidymodon luridus2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2024Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2024Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024Dicranella howeiDicranella howei2024Slender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuis2024Slender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuis2024Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus2024Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024Nicholson's Beard-mossDidymodon nicholsonii2024Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2024Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2024Events & activities nearby
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