Cock Hill, Saxon burial mound 0 ha
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53.16113, 0.24117
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Little Egret +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Little Egret +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green-winged Orchid, Meadowsweet, Shining Pondweed +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Green-winged Orchid, Meadowsweet, Shining Pondweed +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Dandelion, Elder +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Steadwyn Courtyard public footpath · 31 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 31 m Path type: residential
Show on map Church Hill public footpath · 39 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 39 m Path type: residential
Show on map Steadwyn Courtyard public footpath · 48 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 48 m Path type: residential
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Route C6 Cycling route ▾
Wainfleet Circular Route
Named route Ref C6 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C3 Cycling route ▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named route Ref C3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C2 Cycling route ▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
5,200 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,200 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dunnock · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Starling · Robin +41
Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Swift Apus apus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Curlew Numenius arquata2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Water Vole · Hedgehog
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Cercopis vulnerata · Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae · Western Conifer Seed Bug +2
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Meadowsweet · Shining Pondweed · Dyer's Greenweed · Springy Turf-moss · Rye Brome +35
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022 Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rye Brome Bromus secalinus2024 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,200 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Dunnock · Chaffinch · Tawny Owl · Starling · Robin +41
Dunnock Prunella modularis2021 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2021 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2021 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Teal Anas crecca2021 Redwing Turdus iliacus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2020 Swift Apus apus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2021 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2020 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Curlew Numenius arquata2020 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2020 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2020 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2020 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2020 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 Water Vole · Hedgehog
Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Cercopis vulnerata · Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae · Western Conifer Seed Bug +2
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Uroleucon (Uromelan) jaceae Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2024 Meadowsweet · Shining Pondweed · Dyer's Greenweed · Springy Turf-moss · Rye Brome +35
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2022 Shining Pondweed Potamogeton lucens Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rye Brome Bromus secalinus2024 Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2021
Coccinella septempunctata2021
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2020
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2020 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed
Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Heracleum mantegazzianum2024
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2024
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2024
Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa2022
Spiny Restharrow Ononis spinosa2022
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2022
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2022
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2022
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Betony Betonica officinalis2022
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2022
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2022
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio2021
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio2021
Red Campion Silene dioica2021
Red Campion Silene dioica2021
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2021
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Dandelion Taraxacum2021
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2021
Daisy Bellis perennis2021
Daisy Bellis perennis2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Elder Sambucus nigra2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense var. incanum2021
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense var. incanum2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2021
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2021
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2021
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2021
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2021
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2021
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2021
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2021
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2021
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Cleavers Galium aparine2021
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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