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Getting here
53.28227, -0.45260
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 261m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 261m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Blackbird +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Lesser Celandine, White Dead-nettle +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 1
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Chaple Walkpublic footpath · 37 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: footway
Chaple Walkpublic footpath · 27 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mPath type: service
Chaple Walkpublic footpath · 33 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: service
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Hawthorn Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wragby Road & Bunkers Hill Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Outer Circle Drive Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
8,254 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,254 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Swift · Kestrel +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2020▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma · Green-veined White · Corizus hyoscyami +53
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red Campion · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle · Himalayan Balsam +30
- Red CampionSilene dioica2020
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,254 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Swift · Kestrel +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2020▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma · Green-veined White · Corizus hyoscyami +53
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- CommaPolygonia c-album2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red Campion · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Red Dead-nettle · Himalayan Balsam +30
- Red CampionSilene dioica2020
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum2021
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2021Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2020Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis20202-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20202-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2020Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2021Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2021Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2021Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2021Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2021Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2021Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2021Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2021Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2021Epitrix pubescensEpitrix pubescens2021Epitrix pubescensEpitrix pubescens2021Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2021Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2021Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus2021Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus2021Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021Silvanus unidentatusSilvanus unidentatus2021Silvanus unidentatusSilvanus unidentatus2021Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2021Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2021Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2021Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2021Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2021Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2021Helina lasiophthalmaHelina lasiophthalma2021Helina lasiophthalmaHelina lasiophthalma2021Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2021Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2021Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2021Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2021Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2021Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2021Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2021Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2021Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2021Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2021Lonchaea sylvaticaLonchaea sylvatica2021Lonchaea sylvaticaLonchaea sylvatica2021PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2021PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2021Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021Metalimnobia bifasciataMetalimnobia bifasciata2021Metalimnobia bifasciataMetalimnobia bifasciata2021Cassida vibexCassida vibex2021Cassida vibexCassida vibex2021Dolichocephala irrorataDolichocephala irrorata2021Dolichocephala irrorataDolichocephala irrorata2021Fannia sociellaFannia sociella2021Fannia sociellaFannia sociella2021Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis2021Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2019Athripsodes cinereusAthripsodes cinereus2019Balm
Balm
Melissa officinalis2021
Melissa officinalis2021
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2023White ComfreySymphytum orientale2023White ComfreySymphytum orientale2023BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2021BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2020Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2020Wild CarrotDaucus carota2020Wild CarrotDaucus carota2020White PoplarPopulus alba2020White PoplarPopulus alba2020Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2020Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2020Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2020CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2020CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2020Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2020Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2020Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2020Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020HonestyLunaria annua2020HonestyLunaria annua2020