WILLOUGHBY BRANCH LINE
6 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.23768, 0.20537
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
4 signed routes nearby
Route C3Cycling route▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route C1Cycling route▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C7Cycling route▾
Alford to Mablethorpe
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Route C4Cycling route▾
Alford Circular Route
Named routeRef C4Local cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,482 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,482 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Great Tit · Moorhen · Goldfinch · Magpie +38
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Water Vole · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2019▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large White · Green-veined White · Small White · Sericostoma personatum · Peacock +18
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
🌿Plants60 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tufted Vetch · Hedge Bindweed · White Clover · Cowslip · Hard Rush +55
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
- White CloverTrifolium repens2020
- CowslipPrimula veris2020
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus2017
- Curled Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,482 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Great Tit · Moorhen · Goldfinch · Magpie +38
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2020
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2020
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Water Vole · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2019▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large White · Green-veined White · Small White · Sericostoma personatum · Peacock +18
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
🌿Plants60 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Tufted Vetch · Hedge Bindweed · White Clover · Cowslip · Hard Rush +55
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2020
- White CloverTrifolium repens2020
- CowslipPrimula veris2020
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus2017
- Curled Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Tortoiseshell
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae2019
Aglais urticae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2018Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2018Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2021Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2020Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2019Micropterna lateralisMicropterna lateralis2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2019Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2019HornetVespa crabro2019HornetVespa crabro2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019Lype phaeopa/reductaLype phaeopa/reducta2019Lype phaeopa/reductaLype phaeopa/reducta2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2017Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2017Rumex crispus2020
Rumex crispus2020
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2020Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2020HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020HawthornCrataegus monogyna2020Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2020Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2020Common CouchElymus repens2020Common CouchElymus repens2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2020Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2020Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Common NettleUrtica dioica2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2020DandelionTaraxacum2020DandelionTaraxacum2020Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2020HornbeamCarpinus betulus2020HornbeamCarpinus betulus2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020BugleAjuga reptans2020BugleAjuga reptans2020AppleMalus domestica2020AppleMalus domestica2020BorageBorago officinalis2020BorageBorago officinalis2020Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2020Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2020Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2020Field GromwellBuglossoides arvensis2020Field GromwellBuglossoides arvensis2020Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2020Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2020Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2019Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2019Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2017Small PondweedPotamogeton berchtoldii2017Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2017Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium2017Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2017Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2017Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2017Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Red CloverTrifolium pratense2017Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2017Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Red CampionSilene dioica2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2017Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2017Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2017WatercressNasturtium officinale2017WatercressNasturtium officinale2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2017WillowSalix2017WillowSalix2017Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2017Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2017False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017AlderAlnus glutinosa2017Horned PondweedZannichellia palustris2017Horned PondweedZannichellia palustris2017Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2017Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2017Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2017Blunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosus2017Blunt-flowered RushJuncus subnodulosus2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2017Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2017Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2017AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2017Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2017Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2017Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2017Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2017Common RestharrowOnonis repens2017Common RestharrowOnonis repens2017Events & activities nearby
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