Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
53.60796, -0.63102
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route120 m▾
Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route167 m▾
Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route323 m▾
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Locked entry to Crosby Warren
Photos
Locked entry to Crosby Warren
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
5,139 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,139 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Swallow · Jackdaw
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Hornet Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Lily Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Darter
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Purple Milk-vetch · Southern Marsh-orchid · Carline Thistle · Fairy Flax · Common Centaury
+74 more speciesHide species list
All 79 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,139 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2025Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Swallow · Jackdaw
+26 more speciesHide species list
All 31 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Hornet Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Lily Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Darter
+11 more speciesHide species list
All 16 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
- Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Purple Milk-vetch · Southern Marsh-orchid · Carline Thistle · Fairy Flax · Common Centaury
+74 more speciesHide species list
All 79 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Harmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Small Black AntLasius niger2023Small Black AntLasius niger2023Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisHeath SpeedwellVeronica officinalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2023Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisYellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2024Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2024Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2023Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023DittanderLepidium latifolium2023DittanderLepidium latifolium2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023RowanSorbus aucuparia2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023HazelCorylus avellana2023HazelCorylus avellana2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2023Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023RoseRosa2023RoseRosa2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2023Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023WeldReseda luteola2023WeldReseda luteola2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023BroomCytisus scoparius2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023HonestyLunaria annua2023HonestyLunaria annua2023