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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.55055, -0.48147
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Mallow, Smooth Sow-thistle, Marsh Woundwort +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Playing field opposite Bigby Road level crossing
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,281 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Mute Swan +36
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Hedgehog · Water Shrew
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2020
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +24
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2021
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh Woundwort · Himalayan Balsam · Red Valerian · Black Spleenwort · Chicory +13
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
- Wall Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,281 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Starling · Mute Swan +36
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
Hedgehog · Water Shrew
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2020
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
🐝Insects29 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +24
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2022
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2021
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
- Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marsh Woundwort · Himalayan Balsam · Red Valerian · Black Spleenwort · Chicory +13
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2020
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum2024
- ChicoryCichorium intybus2023
- Wall Screw-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus albomarginatus2020
Chorthippus albomarginatus2020
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2020Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2020Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatusJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesStrawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipesOxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funesta2024Oxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funesta2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2023Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2023Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2023Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2022Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2022Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2022Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2021Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2021Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2021Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2020Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2020Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2020Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2020Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2020Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020Tortula muralis2023
Tortula muralis2023
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2023Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022Common MallowMalva sylvestris2022ButterburPetasites hybridus2022ButterburPetasites hybridus2022Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2022Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021CowslipPrimula veris2021CowslipPrimula veris2021Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2020Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2020Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2020Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2020Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2020Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2020ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia2020