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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.23173, -0.52596
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 122m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Valerian, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Floating Pennywort +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Steep HillWalking route▾
Named routeIncline 14%
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Plossland RoundWalking route▾
Sewell Roadpublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential
Water Rail Waypublic footpath · 221 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Greestone Stairspublic footpath · 8 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: steps
70 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
Hawthorn Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
17,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Mute Swan +41
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Xanthogramma pedissequum · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +29
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Traveller's-joy · Butterfly-bush · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Feather-moss +25
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Mallard · Magpie · Moorhen · Mute Swan +41
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Xanthogramma pedissequum · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus +29
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Traveller's-joy · Butterfly-bush · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Yellow Feather-moss +25
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Cytilus sericeusCytilus sericeusCytilus sericeusCytilus sericeusCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025Dune Thread-moss
Dune Thread-moss
Bryum dichotomum
Bryum dichotomum
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2025White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025