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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › South Holland Getting here
52.79891, -0.12554
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Barn Owl, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Barn Owl, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Ash Tree Lane public footpath · 56 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 56 m Path type: service
Show on map Ash Tree Lane public footpath · 168 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 168 m Path type: footway
Show on map Elm Lane public footpath · 122 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 122 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Spalding/Springfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 12 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 2.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 12 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Holbeach Road bridleway · 168 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 168 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Fulney Lane South bridleway · 96 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 96 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Ornamental metal wall in the Festival Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
8,429 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Barn Owl · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2022 Adder
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +20
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Purple Viper's-bugloss
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,429 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Heron · Barn Owl · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie +34
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Anas platyrhynchos x Anas platyrhynchos x2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2023 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2020 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2020 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2020 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2020 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2020 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2020 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2023 ▾
Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Roe Deer · Muntjac
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2021 Indet. Deer Cervidae Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2022 Adder
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +20
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2021 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Purple Viper's-bugloss
Purple Viper's-bugloss Echium plantagineum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Mordellistena variegata Mordellistena variegata
Mordellistena variegata Mordellistena variegata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Cordylepherus viridis Cordylepherus viridis
Cordylepherus viridis Cordylepherus viridis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Stictopleurus punctatonervosus Stictopleurus punctatonervosus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Phaedon armoraciae Phaedon armoraciae2023
Phaedon armoraciae Phaedon armoraciae2023
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2023
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2023
Donacia semicuprea Donacia semicuprea2023
Donacia semicuprea Donacia semicuprea2023
Poophagus sisymbrii Poophagus sisymbrii2023
Poophagus sisymbrii Poophagus sisymbrii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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