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Walesby Road Plantation

16 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
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Liverwort, Herb-Robert, Red Campion +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Liverwort, Herb-Robert, Red Campion +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 1

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Parent Bug +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Parent Bug +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Lindsey TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route356 m

Named routeRef 1Length 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

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

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

27,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin +74

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2023
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2023

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Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +5

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
BatChiroptera2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
ShrewSoricidae2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Great Crested Newt

Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Oak Bush-cricket +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024

🌿

Plants46 species

autumn

2026

Common Liverwort · Herb-Robert · Red Campion · Hogweed · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +41

Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin +74

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SiskinSpinus spinus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Common GullLarus canus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Apus apus apusApus apus apus
CurlewNumenius arquata
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2023
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax2023

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummer

2025

Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Brown Rat +5

MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2024
BatChiroptera2024
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
ShrewSoricidae2024
Common ShrewSorex araneus2023

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2024

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Great Crested Newt

Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects12 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Oak Bush-cricket +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2024
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024

🌿

Plants46 species

autumn

2026

Common Liverwort · Herb-Robert · Red Campion · Hogweed · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +41

Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2024
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2024
Common PottiaTortula truncata2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2024
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum2024
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Hedera helixHedera helix2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Wild CherryPrunus avium2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2023