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The Oaks

4 ha

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +64 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +64 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed, Flat-stalked Pondweed +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Canadian Waterweed, Flat-stalked Pondweed +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Ancholme Valley WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route490 m

Named routeRef 1Length 490 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route319 m

Named routeRef 1Length 319 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2025

Kestrel · Lapwing · Cetti's Warbler · Blackbird · Grey Partridge +46

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
CurlewNumenius arquata2018
Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Bat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
BatChiroptera

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2020

Small White · Large White · Athripsodes aterrimus · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +32

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Phryganea bipunctataPhryganea bipunctata2019
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa2019
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Salpingus ruficollisSalpingus ruficollis
PeacockAglais io2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2019
Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2019
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018

🌿

Plants17 species

spring

2025

Nuttall's Waterweed · Common Mallow · Snowdrop · Rhubarb · Butterfly-bush +12

Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
RhubarbRheum x rhabarbarum2020
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2020
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2020
daffodilsNarcissus2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020
CrocusCrocus2020
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2020
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
Small NettleUrtica urens2019
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,530 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

spring

2025

Kestrel · Lapwing · Cetti's Warbler · Blackbird · Grey Partridge +46

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GadwallMareca strepera
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2018
LinnetLinaria cannabina
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
JackdawColoeus monedula2018
Stock DoveColumba oenas2018
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
CurlewNumenius arquata2018
Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2018

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog · Bat

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
BatChiroptera

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2020

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2020

Small White · Large White · Athripsodes aterrimus · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +32

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Athripsodes aterrimusAthripsodes aterrimus2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Phryganea bipunctataPhryganea bipunctata2019
Anabolia nervosaAnabolia nervosa2019
Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis
Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Salpingus ruficollisSalpingus ruficollis
PeacockAglais io2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2019
Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2019
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Hydropsyche angustipennisHydropsyche angustipennis2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018

🌿

Plants17 species

spring

2025

Nuttall's Waterweed · Common Mallow · Snowdrop · Rhubarb · Butterfly-bush +12

Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2020
RhubarbRheum x rhabarbarum2020
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2020
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2020
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2020
Summer SnowflakeLeucojum aestivum2020
daffodilsNarcissus2020
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020
CrocusCrocus2020
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2020
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2019
Small NettleUrtica urens2019
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis2018
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Over field to The Oaks from B1204 south of Horkstow

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