Long Plantation - Woodland plantation
5 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife〰Water
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.13835, 0.23264
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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
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
- 🐕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
Strong match
Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Route C6Cycling route▾
Wainfleet Circular Route
Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
Route C3Cycling route▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,965 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,965 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Redwing · Song Thrush · Pheasant · Magpie +24
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +17
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
🌿Plants12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Giant Hogweed · Shining Pondweed · Curled Pondweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Dyer's Greenweed +7
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Shining PondweedPotamogeton lucens
- Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,965 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Redwing · Song Thrush · Pheasant · Magpie +24
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TealAnas crecca
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White · Red Admiral +17
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
🌿Plants12 species
springautumn
2025▾
Giant Hogweed · Shining Pondweed · Curled Pondweed · Pink Water-speedwell · Dyer's Greenweed +7
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- Shining PondweedPotamogeton lucens
- Curled PondweedPotamogeton crispus
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Brown
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina2024
Maniola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeUroleucon (Uromelan) jaceaeHolly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024Red GoosefootOxybasis rubra2024Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2024Sea Club-rushBolboschoenus maritimus2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Yellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumila2024Yellow Bristle-grassSetaria pumila2024ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2024ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Events & activities nearby
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