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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.80027, -0.12705
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 178m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Holly Blue, Large White +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Ash Tree Lanepublic footpath · 56 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mPath type: service
Ash Tree Lanepublic footpath · 168 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mPath type: footway
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 12Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Holbeach Roadbridleway · 168 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 168 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
Path in the Festival Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
8,731 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,731 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Grey Heron · Mallard +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Indet. Deer · Muntjac
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Adder
Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Liocoris tripustulatus +15
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Purple Viper's-bugloss
- Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,731 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Grey Heron · Mallard +34
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2022
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2022
Indet. Deer · Muntjac
- Indet. DeerCervidae
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Adder
Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Common Blue Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Liocoris tripustulatus +15
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
- Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Purple Viper's-bugloss
- Purple Viper's-buglossEchium plantagineum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Mordellistena variegataMordellistena variegataMordellistena variegataMordellistena variegataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataCordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridisCordylepherus viridisDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022