Plan your visit
BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
53.25568, -0.81658
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Greenfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Greenfinch
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch +41 more · last seen 2024
Free
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
🚶
Walking
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
🚴Cycling
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 647Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 647Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 647Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Roman Vexillation Fortress, two Roman Marching Camps, and a Royal Observer Corps monitoring post, Newton on TrentHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Giles ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛳Millfield Golf ComplexGolf course4.7 km→⛪St Wilfrid's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→