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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.79981, -0.14842
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
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7 activities🦅Bird watching
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Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🛝Family friendly
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🍂Seasonal nature
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Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Spalding/SpringfieldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 12Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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Johnson Community Hospital: waiting room
Photos
Johnson Community Hospital: waiting room
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
8,030 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,030 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Mute Swan · Starling
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024Common Toad · Common Frog
Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Brown Hawker
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Grey Field-speedwell · Redshank · Wood Avens · Pineappleweed · Dandelion
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
- DandelionTaraxacum2023
- Polygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,030 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Mute Swan · Starling
+45 more speciesHide species list
All 50 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- SwiftApus apus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2024Common Toad · Common Frog
Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Brown Hawker
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Grey Field-speedwell · Redshank · Wood Avens · Pineappleweed · Dandelion
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
- RedshankPersicaria maculosa2023
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2023
- DandelionTaraxacum2023
- Polygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polygonum aviculare2023
Polygonum aviculare2023
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2023Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2023Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2023