Kingsway Local Nature Reserve
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.58681, -0.67918
Open directionsv
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 Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 292m 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 Magpie and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 292m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bromius obscurus, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route120 m▾
Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route167 m▾
Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route323 m▾
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,954 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Little Egret · Goldfinch +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Aphrophoridae · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Springy Turf-moss · Musk-mallow · Scorpion Weed · Bee Orchid · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +7
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
- Common Cudweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,954 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Little Egret · Goldfinch +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Aphrophoridae · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- AphrophoridaeAphrophoridae
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Springy Turf-moss · Musk-mallow · Scorpion Weed · Bee Orchid · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +7
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
- Common Cudweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Filago germanica
Filago germanica
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBlack BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2024SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2024Events & activities nearby
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