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Burgess Pit Playing Field

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Collared Dove
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Collared Dove
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Collared Dove, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Collared Dove, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Collared Dove, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Collared Dove, Swift +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Rose Chafer, Batman Hoverfly, Xanthogramma pedissequum +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rose Chafer, Batman Hoverfly, Xanthogramma pedissequum +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Lister WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Marsh Lane Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

London Road Cycle Route (Boston)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Princess Anne Roadbridleway · 91 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mPath type: residential

Highgrove Crescentbridleway · 70 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

16,699 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,699 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

summerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Collared Dove · Swift · Woodpigeon · Magpie +67

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedshankTringa totanus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
DunlinCalidris alpina
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Rose Chafer · Batman Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Nettle Groundbug · Scaeva pyrastri +4

Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly

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Plants2 species

summerwinter

2025

Monkey-puzzle · Lamiaceae

Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana
LamiaceaeLamiaceae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,699 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

summerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Collared Dove · Swift · Woodpigeon · Magpie +67

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwiftApus apus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedshankTringa totanus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Brent GooseBranta bernicla
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
DunlinCalidris alpina
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rock DoveColumba livia
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
SwallowHirundo rustica
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Sand MartinRiparia riparia

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2025

Rose Chafer · Batman Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Nettle Groundbug · Scaeva pyrastri +4

Rose ChaferCetonia aurata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Emperor Dragonfly

🌿

Plants2 species

summerwinter

2025

Monkey-puzzle · Lamiaceae

Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana
LamiaceaeLamiaceae

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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