Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.24245, -0.50569
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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 Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Bishop's Mitre, Spiked Shieldbug +176 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Red Clover, Butterfly-bush +135 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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%
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Wragby Road & Bunkers Hill Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
14,033 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Goldfinch +40
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Badger · Wood Mouse
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects28 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Broad Centurion · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cytilus sericeus +23
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cytilus sericeusCytilus sericeus
Butterfly-bush · Red Clover · Spindle · Common Centaury · Barren Brome +22
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- AppleMalus domestica
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,033 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Mute Swan · Woodpigeon · Magpie · House Sparrow · Goldfinch +40
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Badger · Wood Mouse
- BadgerMeles meles
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects28 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Broad Centurion · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cytilus sericeus +23
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Cytilus sericeusCytilus sericeus
Butterfly-bush · Red Clover · Spindle · Common Centaury · Barren Brome +22
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- AppleMalus domestica
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2025Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Physiphora alceaePhysiphora alceae2024Physiphora alceaePhysiphora alceae2024Conops flavipesConops flavipes2024Conops flavipesConops flavipes2024Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusKnapweedCentaureaKnapweedCentaureaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaTraveller's-joyClematis vitalbaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumKneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum ripariumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorCommon ChickweedStellaria media2024Common ChickweedStellaria media2024