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Homestead Park

46 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Homestead National Historical Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

53.62252, -0.21580

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 221m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +68 more · last seen 2022

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

Healing HobbleWalking route8 km

Named routeRef 7Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Humber Bridge to EasingtonWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

European long distance path E8 - part NetherlandsWalking route

Named routeRef E8International walking route

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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle Superhighway : Grimsby - ImminghamCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Healing PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Healing School

Named routeLocal cycle route

NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Grimsby Revolution Cycle RouteCycling route33 km

Named routeLength 33 kmLocal cycle route

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Washdyke Lanebridleway · 778 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 778 mPath type: tertiary

Green Lanebridleway · 723 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 723 mPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

4,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winterspring

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedshankTringa totanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
SwiftApus apus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Narrow-leaved Ragwort

Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winterspring

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Black-headed Gull +44

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
DunnockPrunella modularis
TealAnas crecca
GadwallMareca strepera
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RedshankTringa totanus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
SwiftApus apus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Narrow-leaved Ragwort

Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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