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53.00130, -0.05448
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 344m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 344m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Pink-footed Goose +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Chiffchaff, Pink-footed Goose +93 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — White Campion, Ribwort Plantain, White Dead-nettle +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Campion, Ribwort Plantain, White Dead-nettle +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to Skegness Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map Witham Avenue public footpath · 199 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 199 m Path type: service
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lister Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Marsh Lane Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map London Road Cycle Route (Boston) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,161 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Swallow · Cuckoo · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +40
Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Curlew Numenius arquata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Migrant Hawker · Bumblebee · Brown Hawker · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee +19
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Bumblebee Bombus2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans White Campion · Ribwort Plantain · White Dead-nettle · Common Poppy · Ground-ivy +13
White Campion Silene latifolia Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna White Clover Trifolium repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,161 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Swallow · Cuckoo · Blackcap · Chiffchaff +40
Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Curlew Numenius arquata Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea House Sparrow Passer domesticus Gadwall Mareca strepera Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Migrant Hawker · Bumblebee · Brown Hawker · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Common Carder Bee +19
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Bumblebee Bombus2024 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2024 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2024 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans White Campion · Ribwort Plantain · White Dead-nettle · Common Poppy · Ground-ivy +13
White Campion Silene latifolia Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata White Dead-nettle Lamium album Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna White Clover Trifolium repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2024
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus 