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The Rookery

3 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Tawny Owl
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Tawny Owl
🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl +65 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Xanthoriicola physciae, Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen +6 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Xanthoriicola physciae, Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen +6 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +23 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Red Admiral +23 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Great Horsetail, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. galeobdolon, Bluebell · last seen 2025; Plants — Great Horsetail, Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. galeobdolon, Bluebell · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Route C5Cycling route

Spilsby circular route

Named routeRef C5Local cycle route

Route C3Cycling route

Wainfleet to Alford

Named routeRef C3Local cycle route

Route C1Cycling route

Alford to Spilsby

Named routeRef C1Local cycle route

Route C7Cycling route

Alford to Mablethorpe

Named routeRef C7Local cycle route

Route C2Cycling route

Spilsby to Wainfleet

Named routeRef C2Local cycle route

Route C4Cycling route

Alford Circular Route

Named routeRef C4Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Tawny Owl · Buzzard · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Fieldfare +1

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021

🐝

Insects5 species

autumn

2020

Biphyllus lunatus · Bitoma crenata · Uleiota planatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird

Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus
Bitoma crenataBitoma crenata
Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants122 species

summer

2025

Great Horsetail · Alder · Creeping Buttercup · Creeping Thistle · Spear Thistle +117

Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2020
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2020
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2020
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2020
TimothyPhleum pratense2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2020
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Quaking-grassBriza media2020
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2020
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
Common CouchElymus repens2020
Hedera helixHedera helix2020
LarchLarix2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2020
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Water MintMentha aquatica2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
ElmUlmus2020
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2020
Black CurrantRibes nigrum2020
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2020
BugleAjuga reptans2020
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Black BryonyTamus communis2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
Common SallowSalix cinerea2020
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2020
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2020
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2020
Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2020
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,300 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds6 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Tawny Owl · Buzzard · Kestrel · Jackdaw · Fieldfare +1

Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021

🐝

Insects5 species

autumn

2020

Biphyllus lunatus · Bitoma crenata · Uleiota planatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird

Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus
Bitoma crenataBitoma crenata
Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis

🌿

Plants122 species

summer

2025

Great Horsetail · Alder · Creeping Buttercup · Creeping Thistle · Spear Thistle +117

Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2020
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2020
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020
Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2020
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2020
DandelionTaraxacum2020
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2020
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020
AshFraxinus excelsior2020
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2020
TimothyPhleum pratense2020
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2020
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020
YarrowAchillea millefolium2020
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2020
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2020
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2020
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020
Quaking-grassBriza media2020
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2020
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2020
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2020
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2020
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2020
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2024
Sweet VioletViola odorata2024
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
Common CouchElymus repens2020
Hedera helixHedera helix2020
LarchLarix2020
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2020
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2020
Remote SedgeCarex remota2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
RowanSorbus aucuparia2020
Common ReedPhragmites australis2020
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2020
Greater PlantainPlantago major2020
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2020
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2020
BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2020
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2020
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2020
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2020
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020
NipplewortLapsana communis2020
Water MintMentha aquatica2020
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020
ElmUlmus2020
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2020
HollyIlex aquifolium2020
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2020
Black CurrantRibes nigrum2020
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2020
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2020
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2020
Plicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notata2020
BugleAjuga reptans2020
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2020
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
Black BryonyTamus communis2020
ElderSambucus nigra2020
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2020
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2020
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2020
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020
Common SallowSalix cinerea2020
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2020
Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum2020
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2020
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2020
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2020
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2020
Goat WillowSalix caprea2020
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2020
Common NettleUrtica dioica2020
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2020
Red FescueFestuca rubra2020
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020
Red CampionSilene dioica2020
HazelCorylus avellana2020
Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2020
Red CurrantRibes rubrum2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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