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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.22524, -0.47673
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 91m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 91m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker, Common Darter +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 1
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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%
Plossland RoundWalking route▾
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Chapel Parkpublic footpath · 66 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mPath type: service
Water Rail Waypublic footpath · 885 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 885 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
61 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
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Wildlife to spot
18,500 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,500 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Banded Demoiselle · Brown Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue Damselfly
Greater Spearwort
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,500 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- CootFulica atra
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Banded Demoiselle · Brown Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue Damselfly
Greater Spearwort
- Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula