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🌱 Urban park

The Monson

7 ha

Getting here

53.23469, -0.61649

Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free82%

playground, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 64

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27

2 named nearby · 25 public paths

Named routePublic access
🚴

Cycling

39

39 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) · Walking0
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle Path · Cycling0
Fossdyke Canal Trail · Walking0
Lincoln to Branston cycle path · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Goldfinch Close · public footpath
Coopers Holt Close · public footpath
Swallow Avenue · public footpath

About this urban park

The Monson is a urban park covering 7 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

'The Monson' playing fields, Skellingthorpe

'The Monson' playing fields, Skellingthorpe

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

🅿️

Parking

Community Centre Car Park · Free · 186m

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Playground

2 · 96m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km