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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.67536, -0.38029
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Tufted Duck +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Tufted Duck +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hyacinthoides, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
E2 (Humber Bridge)Walking route▾
Named routeInternational walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Photos
Medieval market place cross, Barrow-upon-Humber
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
1,986 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,986 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Coot · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Little Grebe · Mute Swan +11
- CootFulica atra2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ivy · Greater Periwinkle · Groundsel · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain +82
- IvyHedera helix
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,986 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds16 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Coot · Tufted Duck · Mallard · Little Grebe · Mute Swan +11
- CootFulica atra2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Common TernSterna hirundo2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ivy · Greater Periwinkle · Groundsel · Selfheal · Ribwort Plantain +82
- IvyHedera helix
- Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cleavers
Cleavers
Galium aparine2025
Galium aparine2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025SpeedwellVeronica2025SpeedwellVeronica2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCrocus neapolitanus x tommasinianusCrocus neapolitanus x tommasinianus2025Crocus neapolitanus x tommasinianusCrocus neapolitanus x tommasinianus2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Phalaris arundinacea var. pictaPhalaris arundinacea var. picta2025Phalaris arundinacea var. pictaPhalaris arundinacea var. picta2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025FennelFoeniculum vulgare2025FennelFoeniculum vulgare2025HonestyLunaria annua2025HonestyLunaria annua2025Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2025Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2025Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata2025Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2025Broad BeanVicia faba2025Broad BeanVicia faba2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025SalviaSalvia2024SalviaSalvia2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024OakQuercus2024OakQuercus2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024Events & activities nearby
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