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Wellington Monument

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 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, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhododendron Leafhopper, Common Cockchafer, Pouting Woodlouse-fly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhododendron Leafhopper, Common Cockchafer, Pouting Woodlouse-fly +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Redshank, Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Redshank, Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Visitor's RouteWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Spa TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln (proposed realignment)Cycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Spa TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2025

Andrion regensteinense · Green Shieldbug · Marsh Damselbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Anthocomus rufus +9

Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca
Conops quadrifasciatus

🌿

Plants8 species

winter

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Redshank +3

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,167 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Blackbird +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2025

Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects14 species

summer

2025

Andrion regensteinense · Green Shieldbug · Marsh Damselbug · Corizus hyoscyami · Anthocomus rufus +9

Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Anthocomus rufusAnthocomus rufus
Pipiza austriacaPipiza austriaca
Conops quadrifasciatus

🌿

Plants8 species

winter

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Sand-hill Screw-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme · Redshank +3

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Sand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformis
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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