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53.21944, -0.53576
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Clifton Street Car Park 354m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Clifton Street Car Park 354m away — 10 car parks within reach 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Green Alkanet, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Green Alkanet, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Yellow-flowered Strawberry, Elder +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stephen Langton Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Steep Hill Walking route ▾
Named route Incline 14%
Show on map Fossdyke Canal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Plossland Round Walking route ▾
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Lincoln to Branston cycle path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hawthorn Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
15,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker +30
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Springy Turf-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +18
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,471 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +40
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker +30
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Springy Turf-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +18
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Heath Star Moss
Heath Star Moss
Campylopus introflexus
Campylopus introflexus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 