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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.14238, 0.34493

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cafe 66 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Cafe 66 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Skegness to MablethorpeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

18,362 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,362 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Wren · Curlew +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CurlewNumenius arquata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SanderlingCalidris alba
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Ulmus aggregate · Tree-mallow · Winter Heliotrope

Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate
Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,362 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Wren · Curlew +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CurlewNumenius arquata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SanderlingCalidris alba
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Ulmus aggregate · Tree-mallow · Winter Heliotrope

Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate
Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Altitude 44 seen from Compass Gardens, Skegness

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