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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › South Kesteven Getting here
52.75918, -0.37471
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 263m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird, Corizus hyoscyami +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird, Corizus hyoscyami +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Manor Lane public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map The Gables public footpath · 106 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 106 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map South Street public footpath · 385 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 385 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincolnshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos The Community Centre, Elsea Park
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Wildlife to spot
13,478 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,478 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Starling +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Lesser Stag Beetle
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Musk Stork's-bill · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Spear Thistle · Ground-ivy +23
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Pink-headed Persicaria Persicaria capitata Elder Sambucus nigra Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,478 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Starling +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lapwing Vanellus vanellus House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Raven Corvus corax 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Lesser Stag Beetle
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2025 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025 Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Musk Stork's-bill · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Spear Thistle · Ground-ivy +23
Musk Stork's-bill Erodium moschatum Pink-headed Persicaria Persicaria capitata Elder Sambucus nigra Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea Common Chickweed Stellaria media Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Mistletoe Viscum album
Mistletoe Viscum album
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis
Pale Galingale Cyperus eragrostis