Lincoln Tank Memorial 0 ha
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Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.22648, -0.55009
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Primrose, Garden Grape-hyacinth +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Primrose, Garden Grape-hyacinth +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Dark-edged Bee-fly +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil, Dark-edged Bee-fly +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 20 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 ▾
Riverside Path public footpath · 458 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 458 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 69 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
161,998 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 161,998 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Greenfinch +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Varied Carpet Beetle +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Springy Turf-moss · Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort +18
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Primrose Primula vulgaris Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 161,998 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mute Swan · Greenfinch +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Varied Carpet Beetle +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Springy Turf-moss · Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort +18
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Primrose Primula vulgaris Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss 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 