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Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.20926, -0.55590
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🛝 Playground 214m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
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 · 14 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 14 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 59 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
Show on map Photos Pike Drain in Boultham Park
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34,400 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,400 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Coot +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pegomya Pegomya 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Bank Haircap
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,400 records · National Biodiversity Network Mute Swan · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Coot +40
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Harlequin Ladybird +4
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pegomya Pegomya 🌿 Plants 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Bank Haircap
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum 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
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 