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Tonge's Plantation

5 ha

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Summer Chafer, Lesser Emperor +31 more · last seen 2022; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Summer Chafer, Lesser Emperor +31 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

Route 93Cycling route

Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route

Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle TrackCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route

Named routeNational Cycle Network

N/ACycling route40 m

Named routeLength 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route857 m

Named routeRef 64Length 857 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,020 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,020 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Carrion Crow +84

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TealAnas crecca2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
RavenCorvus corax2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Muntjac · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects34 species

summer

2022

7-spot Ladybird · Summer Chafer · Lesser Emperor · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Gorse Weevil +29

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2020
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2021
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2020
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020
Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2020
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2020
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii
Voria ruralisVoria ruralis2021
Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2021
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2021
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2021
Hylemya variataHylemya variata2021
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2021
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Drino lotaDrino lota2021
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2021
Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2021
Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2021
Eumea linearicornisEumea linearicornis2021
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2020
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2020
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020
Luperus longicornisLuperus longicornis2020
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2020
Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2020
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2020
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2020

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2023

Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Black-grass · Chenopodium album · Elder · Wild Privet +18

Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis
Sinapis alba subsp. albaSinapis alba subsp. alba
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferumPapaver somniferum subsp. somniferum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Intermediate Evening-primroseOenothera biennis x glazioviana = O. x fallax
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
AshFraxinus excelsior
Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Fat-henChenopodium album
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,020 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

winterspring

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Tufted Duck · Carrion Crow +84

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BuzzardButeo buteo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GadwallMareca strepera
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
TealAnas crecca2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
RavenCorvus corax2022
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2020

🦌

Mammals4 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Muntjac · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects34 species

summer

2022

7-spot Ladybird · Summer Chafer · Lesser Emperor · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Gorse Weevil +29

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale2020
Lesser EmperorAnax parthenope
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2021
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2020
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2020
Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2020
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2020
Red-veined DarterSympetrum fonscolombii
Voria ruralisVoria ruralis2021
Phaonia erransPhaonia errans2021
Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2021
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2021
Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2021
Hylemya variataHylemya variata2021
Pegoplata aestivaPegoplata aestiva2021
Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2021
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
Drino lotaDrino lota2021
Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2021
Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2021
Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2021
Eumea linearicornisEumea linearicornis2021
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2020
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2020
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020
Luperus longicornisLuperus longicornis2020
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2020
Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2020
Nut Leaf WeevilStrophosoma melanogrammum2020
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2020

🌿

Plants23 species

summer

2023

Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Black-grass · Chenopodium album · Elder · Wild Privet +18

Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Annual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensis
Sinapis alba subsp. albaSinapis alba subsp. alba
Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferumPapaver somniferum subsp. somniferum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Intermediate Evening-primroseOenothera biennis x glazioviana = O. x fallax
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
AshFraxinus excelsior
Festuca rubra subsp. rubraFestuca rubra subsp. rubra
Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma
Fat-henChenopodium album
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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