Wass's Beck Plantation 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › West Lindsey Getting here
53.38790, -0.29509
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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Great Tit +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Tawny Grisette, Torth Felen +89 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Tawny Grisette, Torth Felen +89 more · last seen 2022
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, Parent Bug +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Fungi — False Chanterelle, Oakbug Milkcap, Blackfoot Polypore +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Wood-rust, Foxglove +51 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Wood-rust, Foxglove +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lindsey Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 356 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 356 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 1 Length 230 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loop Mountain bike route 58 km ▾
Named route Length 58 km Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,135 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,135 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Volucella pellucens +7
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Cross-leaved Heath · Heather +5
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum White Water-lily Nymphaea alba Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heather Calluna vulgaris Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,135 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Swallow Hirundo rustica Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Cuckoo Cuculus canorus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Parent Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Volucella pellucens +7
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi 🌿 Plants 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hemp-agrimony · White Water-lily · Common Fleabane · Cross-leaved Heath · Heather +5
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum White Water-lily Nymphaea alba Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Heather Calluna vulgaris Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens
Bibio reticulatus Bibio reticulatus
Bibio reticulatus Bibio reticulatus
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus
Anthocomus fasciatus Anthocomus fasciatus
Cinara (Cinara) pinea Cinara (Cinara) pinea
Cinara (Cinara) pinea Cinara (Cinara) pinea
Euceraphis betulae Euceraphis betulae
Euceraphis betulae Euceraphis betulae Foxglove
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica 