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Vale Plantation

10 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome10 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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Lesser Stag Beetle, Painted Lady +15 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Lesser Stag Beetle, Painted Lady +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Atlas Poppy, Purple Toadflax, Hedge Woundwort +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Atlas Poppy, Purple Toadflax, Hedge Woundwort +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km

Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Girsby Valebridleway · 525 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 525 mPath type: track

Wykeham Lanebridleway · 433 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 433 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

841 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

841 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Fieldfare +15

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2020

Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2026

Lesser Stag Beetle · Painted Lady · Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Peacock +6

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019

🌿

Plants141 species

spring

2025

Hedge Woundwort · White Dead-nettle · Common Poppy · Herb-Robert · Yorkshire-fog +136

Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2023
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2019
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2019
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2019
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2019
PignutConopodium majus2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2019
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Quaking-grassBriza media2019
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2019
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019
ElmUlmus2019
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
RaspberryRubus idaeus2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
YewTaxus baccata2019
Water AvensGeum rivale2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
BalmMelissa officinalis2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Norway SprucePicea abies2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2019
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019
AppleMalus domestica2019
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2019
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2019
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2019
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2019
Field MapleAcer campestre2019
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2019
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019
Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
BugleAjuga reptans2019
White StonecropSedum album2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019
Black BryonyTamus communis2019
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2019
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2019
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

841 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Goldfinch · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Fieldfare +15

BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Common GullLarus canus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
RookCorvus frugilegus2020
Coal TitPeriparus ater2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
RobinErithacus rubecula2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2019
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2019

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2020

Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
MoleTalpa europaea
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2026

Lesser Stag Beetle · Painted Lady · Trioza centranthi · Marmalade Hoverfly · Peacock +6

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
PeacockAglais io2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019

🌿

Plants141 species

spring

2025

Hedge Woundwort · White Dead-nettle · Common Poppy · Herb-Robert · Yorkshire-fog +136

Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgareCerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare2019
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019
YarrowAchillea millefolium2019
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019
Red FescueFestuca rubra2019
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2019
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2019
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2023
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2019
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2019
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2019
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2019
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2019
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2019
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2019
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2019
PignutConopodium majus2019
DaisyBellis perennis2019
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2019
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2019
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2019
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
Quaking-grassBriza media2019
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2019
Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2019
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2019
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2019
ElmUlmus2019
HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019
Common CouchElymus repens2019
AshFraxinus excelsior2019
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2019
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019
RaspberryRubus idaeus2019
HollyIlex aquifolium2019
Greater PlantainPlantago major2019
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2019
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019
Common ChickweedStellaria media2019
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2019
YewTaxus baccata2019
Water AvensGeum rivale2019
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis2019
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2019
BalmMelissa officinalis2019
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2019
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019
White CloverTrifolium repens2019
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019
ElderSambucus nigra2019
Norway SprucePicea abies2019
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardii2019
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2019
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2019
Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2019
AppleMalus domestica2019
ChivesAllium schoenoprasum2019
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2019
Aconitum napellusAconitum napellus2019
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2019
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2019
DandelionTaraxacum2019
RowanSorbus aucuparia2019
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2019
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2019
HazelCorylus avellana2019
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
IvyHedera helix2019
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2019
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019
Common NettleUrtica dioica2019
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2019
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2019
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2019
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2019
Field MapleAcer campestre2019
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2019
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2019
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019
Ficaria verna subsp. vernaFicaria verna subsp. verna2019
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2019
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana2019
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2019
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2019
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2019
Rosa caninaRosa canina2019
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2019
BrambleRubus fruticosus2019
BugleAjuga reptans2019
White StonecropSedum album2019
Field-roseRosa arvensis2019
Black BryonyTamus communis2019
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2019
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2019
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2019
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2019
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
BeechFagus sylvatica2019
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019
NipplewortLapsana communis2019
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2019
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eastwards across Girsby Vale and Ludford: aerial 2025

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