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The Well Head Fields

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Little Teapot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Little Teapot — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

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12 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

West Roadpublic footpath · 76 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Manor Lanepublic footpath · 48 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Manor Lanepublic footpath · 59 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 59 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Christopher's Lanerestricted byway · 195 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 195 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

14,193 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,193 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwiftApus apus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Cream-spot Ladybird · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Zabrus tenebrioides · Limonia nubeculosa · Ruddy Darter

Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
Zabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioides
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023

🌿

Plants12 species

springautumn

2025

Musk Stork's-bill · Many-leaved Sedge · Pink-headed Persicaria · Mistletoe · Oval Sedge +7

Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
MistletoeViscum album
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,193 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2024
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
SwiftApus apus2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

winterspring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Red Fox +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Fallow DeerDama dama
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

summerautumn

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects5 species

summer

2025

Cream-spot Ladybird · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Zabrus tenebrioides · Limonia nubeculosa · Ruddy Darter

Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri
Zabrus tenebrioidesZabrus tenebrioides
Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023

🌿

Plants12 species

springautumn

2025

Musk Stork's-bill · Many-leaved Sedge · Pink-headed Persicaria · Mistletoe · Oval Sedge +7

Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
MistletoeViscum album
Oval SedgeCarex leporina
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2023
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2023
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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