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Getting here
53.01814, -0.60193
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🐕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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Least Duckweed, Nuttall's Waterweed +28 more · last seen 2017
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millfield Crescentpublic footpath · 78 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mPath type: residential
Frieston Pathpublic footpath · 309 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 309 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Lincoln Roadpublic footpath · 450 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 450 mPath type: primary
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,734 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,734 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Stock Dove +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummer
2020▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Cantharis lateralis · Birch Clubhorn · Cantharis nigricans · Anaspis maculata · Cordylepherus viridis +10
- Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2020
- Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2023
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2020
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2020
- Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2020
- Malachite Beetle
Oxeye Daisy · Yorkshire-fog · Timothy · Tufted Hair-grass · Common Vetch +59
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,734 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Stock Dove +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- NuthatchSitta europaea2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
🦌Mammals1 species
wintersummer
2020▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Cantharis lateralis · Birch Clubhorn · Cantharis nigricans · Anaspis maculata · Cordylepherus viridis +10
- Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2020
- Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2023
- Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2020
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2020
- Cordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridis2020
- Malachite Beetle
Oxeye Daisy · Yorkshire-fog · Timothy · Tufted Hair-grass · Common Vetch +59
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- TimothyPhleum pratense
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malachius bipustulatus2020
Malachius bipustulatus2020
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2020Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2020Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2020Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2020Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2020Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2020Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2020Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2020Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2020Fan-bearing Wood-borerPtilinus pectinicornis2020Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2020Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2020Anthonomus ulmiAnthonomus ulmi2020Anthonomus ulmiAnthonomus ulmi2020Festuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumHybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeanaHybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeanaLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaCreeping-JennyLysimachia nummulariaOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifoliaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumPrickly PoppyRoemeria argemonePrickly PoppyRoemeria argemoneHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondyliumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaHordeum murinum subsp. murinumHordeum murinum subsp. murinumHordeum murinum subsp. murinumHordeum murinum subsp. murinumCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusCommon Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus subsp. hordeaceusWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisWall SpeedwellVeronica arvensisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestris