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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.20688, -0.11432
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Myers Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Myers Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Lincolnshire Wolds WayWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Spa TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Sutton Lanepublic footpath · 169 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 169 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Bargatepublic footpath · 158 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 158 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Spa TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,147 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,147 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Swift · Jackdaw · Shoveler · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Tortoise Bug
🌿Plants48 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Campion · Purple-loosestrife · Black Horehound · Yarrow · Greater Celandine +43
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,147 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Swift · Jackdaw · Shoveler · Blackbird +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Apus apus apusApus apus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly +11
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Tortoise Bug
🌿Plants48 species
springsummer
2025▾
White Campion · Purple-loosestrife · Black Horehound · Yarrow · Greater Celandine +43
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eurygaster testudinaria
Eurygaster testudinaria
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaHimalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam
Impatiens glandulifera
Impatiens glandulifera
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaWild ClarySalvia verbenacaWild ClarySalvia verbenacaBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinalePendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianum