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53.19834, -0.56004

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 182m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2026

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +27 more · last seen 2025

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground, parking

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Allotments

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Steep HillWalking route▾

Named routeIncline 14%

Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Plossland RoundWalking route▾

Named route

Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

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53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route▾

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾

Named routeNational Cycle Network

Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wragby Road & Bunkers Hill Cycle TrackCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Horse riding

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1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

38,602 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

38,602 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds57 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Blue Tit

+52 more species

All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Siberian Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca blythi2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

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Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Brown Rat · Red Fox · Muntjac · Roe Deer

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Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

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Insects30 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker

+25 more species

All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Bank Haircap

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,602 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds57 species

summer

2026

Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Mallard · Coot · Blue Tit

+52 more species

All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GadwallMareca strepera2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Siberian Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca blythi2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
TealAnas crecca
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

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Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Brown Rat · Red Fox · Muntjac · Roe Deer

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Frog

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Insects30 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker

+25 more species

All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Bank Haircap

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on Hykeham Road

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Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on Hykeham Road

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Events & activities nearby

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Parking

1 nearby · Free · 460m

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Playground

182m away

✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hartsholme ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum)Historic site4.3 km→🌱Boultham ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱South CommonUrban park2.2 km→✦HARTSHOLME PARKHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Hartsholme Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→