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Medieval salt workings

8 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.09306, 0.23176

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Goldfinch +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Goldfinch +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Caloplaca chlorina, Kuettlingeria teicholyta +39 more · last seen 2010; Fungi — Flavoplaca flavocitrina, Caloplaca chlorina, Kuettlingeria teicholyta +39 more · last seen 2010

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Harlequin Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Harlequin Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant-rhubarb · last seen 2017; Plants — Giant-rhubarb · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Groose Lanepublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: path
High Streetpublic footpath · 557 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 557 mPath type: path
High Streetpublic footpath · 279 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 279 mPath type: path
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Route C6Cycling route

Wainfleet Circular Route

Named routeRef C6Local cycle route
Route C3Cycling route

Wainfleet to Alford

Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route

Spilsby to Wainfleet

Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Abraham's Lanebridleway · 265 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 265 mPath type: unclassified
Abraham's Lanebridleway · 823 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 823 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kidney-shaped salt spoil heaps, Wainfleet St Mary: aerial 2021 (2)

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kidney-shaped salt spoil heaps, Wainfleet St Mary: aerial 2021 (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Churchyard cross, All Saints churchyardHistoric site4 km→✦Friskney HallHistoric site4 km→✦The Magdalen College SchoolHistoric site1.4 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Mary's churchyardHistoric site2.7 km→✦Wainfleet All Saints market crossHistoric site1.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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