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Winston Plantation

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.83561, -0.65921

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
🐕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

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow +81 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow +81 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Micropterna sequax, Agapetus fuscipes +22 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Micropterna sequax, Agapetus fuscipes +22 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, Hyacinthoides, Nuttall's Waterweed +14 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, Hyacinthoides, Nuttall's Waterweed +14 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Mowbray WayWalking route14 km

Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2024

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Robin · Blue Tit +49

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
CootFulica atra
SwiftApus apus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great TitParus major2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
TealAnas crecca2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2023

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Four-spotted Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Blue · Small Tortoiseshell

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018

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Plants65 species

spring

2019

Knapweed Broomrape · Conocephalum salebrosum · Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum · Coltsfoot · Large Bindweed +60

Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior
Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2018
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrumSolanum nigrum subsp. nigrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,047 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2024

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Robin · Blue Tit +49

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RookCorvus frugilegus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
CootFulica atra
SwiftApus apus2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great TitParus major2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
TealAnas crecca2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2018

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummer

2023

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Four-spotted Chaser · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Common Blue · Small Tortoiseshell

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2021
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2018

🌿

Plants65 species

spring

2019

Knapweed Broomrape · Conocephalum salebrosum · Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrum · Coltsfoot · Large Bindweed +60

Knapweed BroomrapeOrobanche elatior
Conocephalum salebrosumConocephalum salebrosum2018
Solanum nigrum subsp. nigrumSolanum nigrum subsp. nigrum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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