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Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.21196, -0.55402
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ 132 117m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ 132 117m away — 8 car parks within reach 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Field Forklet-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Field Forklet-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stephen Langton Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Steep Hill Walking route ▾
Named route Incline 14%
Show on map Fossdyke Canal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Plossland Round Walking route ▾
Riverside Path public footpath · 13 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 13 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Riverside Path public footpath · 544 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 544 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Riverside Path public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Lincoln to Branston cycle path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hawthorn Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
34,259 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,259 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mute Swan +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pegomya Pegomya Springy Turf-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +12
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,259 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Moorhen · Mute Swan +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pegomya Pegomya Springy Turf-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +12
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Fannia pallitibia Fannia pallitibia2025
Fannia pallitibia Fannia pallitibia2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss
Campylopus introflexus
Campylopus introflexus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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