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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › East Lindsey Getting here
53.19038, 0.21353
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🗺️ National trail🥾 Walking trails
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +52 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Hawthorn, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Red-eyed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Red-eyed Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Elder +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
5 signed routes nearby
Route C5 Cycling route ▾
Spilsby circular route
Named route Ref C5 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C3 Cycling route ▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named route Ref C3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C1 Cycling route ▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named route Ref C1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C7 Cycling route ▾
Alford to Mablethorpe
Named route Ref C7 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C2 Cycling route ▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,116 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,116 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi · Microlophium carnosum · Mesembrina meridiana +8
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi2025 Microlophium carnosum Microlophium carnosum2025 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Migrant Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,116 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Great Tit +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Common Gull Larus canus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus2024 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter summer autumn
2025 ▾
Water Vole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius2024 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Zig-zag Elm Sawfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi · Microlophium carnosum · Mesembrina meridiana +8
Zig-zag Elm Sawfly Aproceros leucopoda2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi2025 Microlophium carnosum Microlophium carnosum2025 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2024 Migrant Hawker Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta2024
Aeshna mixta2024
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2024
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2024
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2024
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2024
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda2024
Cionus alauda Cionus alauda2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae2024
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2024
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024 