Lincoln Roman colonia (Lindum)
10 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.23477, -0.53911
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 58 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Steep HillWalking route▾
Named routeIncline 14%
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Glory Holepublic footpath · 5 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mIncline downPath type: steps
The Parkpublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Greestone Stairspublic footpath · 2 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hawthorn Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
18,582 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,582 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Magpie · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Blackbird +41
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Hornet Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum +32
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Butterfly-bush · Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort +26
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Lesser Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,582 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Magpie · Moorhen · Mute Swan · Blackbird +41
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Hornet Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum +32
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Butterfly-bush · Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort +26
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Lesser Celandine
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaSylvicolaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Chilothorax conspurcatusChilothorax conspurcatus2025Chilothorax conspurcatusChilothorax conspurcatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Cerobasis guestfalicaCerobasis guestfalica2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Coenosia tigrinaCoenosia tigrina2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2025Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2025White Ramping-fumitoryFumaria capreolata2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025