Willoughby deserted medieval village, post-medieval moated manor, church, six fishponds, ridge and furrow and hollow way 14 ha
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53.15872, -0.82290
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Ridge and furrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan ✦ 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
🐦 90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Mute Swan ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Setaceous Hebrew Character +103 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Setaceous Hebrew Character +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2024; Plants — Raspberry · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 64 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Nottinghamshire) Cycling route ▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Southwell Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 915 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 915 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 431 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 431 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 256 m ▾
Named route Ref 64 Length 256 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
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Wildlife to spot
4,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Pheasant +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica2023 Redshank Tringa totanus Little Owl Athene noctua Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stinking Iris · Green Alkanet · Great Mullein · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Red Valerian +27
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2024 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024 Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2024 Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2024 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,540 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Pheasant +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stock Dove Columba oenas Magpie Pica pica2023 Redshank Tringa totanus Little Owl Athene noctua Greylag Goose Anser anser House Martin Delichon urbicum Sand Martin Riparia riparia Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit +2
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Stinking Iris · Green Alkanet · Great Mullein · Lesser / Wood Burdock · Red Valerian +27
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2024 Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024 Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2024 Lesser / Wood Burdock Arctium minus2024 Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2022 Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Badger Meles meles2023
Badger Meles meles2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023
Indet. Deer Cervidae2023 2022
2022
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2022
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2022
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Pale Corydalis Pseudofumaria alba2024
Pale Corydalis Pseudofumaria alba2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2024
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2024
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2024
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2024
White Bryony Bryonia dioica2024
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2023
Leyland Cypress Cupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2023
Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes2022
Apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes2022
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2022
Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis2022
Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis2022
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2022
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus2022
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2022
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2022
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2022
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2022
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2022
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2022
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2022
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2022
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2022
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum2022
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2022
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2022
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2022
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2022
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2022
Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola2022 