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The Uplands

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.17850, -1.21753

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐕Dogs welcome

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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Ptinomorphus imperialis +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Early Dog-violet, Flowering Currant, Black-poplar +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Flowering Currant, Black-poplar +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

Three Centres TrailWalking route

Named route

Meden Trailpublic footpath · 1.3 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: cycleway

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 648Cycling route

Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route984 m

Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route661 m

Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

21,614 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,614 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackbird +32

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Flowering Currant · Mrs Wilson's Barberry

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Mrs Wilson's BarberryBerberis wilsoniae2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,614 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds37 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Wren · Robin · Blackbird +32

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
CootFulica atra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GadwallMareca strepera
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants3 species

springautumn

2026

Early Dog-violet · Flowering Currant · Mrs Wilson's Barberry

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Mrs Wilson's BarberryBerberis wilsoniae2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby reservoirs

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Oxclose 1

Not High (England Use Only)1.5 km→

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Dam 121

Not High (England Use Only)1.5 km→

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Shirebrook 8

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