Ash Hill long barrow in Swinhope Park
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Getting here
53.44805, -0.18125
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Goldfinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Goldfinch
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Silo pallipes, Agapetus fuscipes +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed, Borage, White Campion +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Wanderlust WayWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Old machinery at Ash Hill
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Wildlife to spot
2,851 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,851 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2021▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2020
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Summer Chafer · Box Bug · Lily Beetle · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Sericostoma personatum +4
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2020
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
Borage · White Campion · Fennel · Lords-and-Ladies · Lilac +5
- BorageBorago officinalis
- White CampionSilene latifolia2024
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare2024
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
- LilacSyringa vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,851 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2021▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2020
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Summer Chafer · Box Bug · Lily Beetle · Hill Cuckoo Bee · Sericostoma personatum +4
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022
- Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2020
- Sericostoma personatumSericostoma personatum2019
Borage · White Campion · Fennel · Lords-and-Ladies · Lilac +5
- BorageBorago officinalis
- White CampionSilene latifolia2024
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare2024
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
- LilacSyringa vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silo pallipes
Silo pallipes
Silo pallipes2019
Silo pallipes2019
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2019Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2023Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2023Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2019