Medieval settlement of Croxton
20 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
53.59601, -0.34270
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bembidion tetracolum, Amara consularis, Strawberry-root Weevil +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route259 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route112 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Croxton (NE Lincs) DMV: aerial 2022
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Chaffinch · Blackbird +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- CootFulica atra2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- GadwallMareca strepera2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bembidion tetracolum · Amara consularis · Strawberry-root Weevil · Amara eurynota · Fig Gall +8
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2020
- Amara consularisAmara consularis2020
- Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2020
- Amara eurynotaAmara eurynota2019
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Hoary Cress
- Hoary CressLepidium draba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Chaffinch · Blackbird +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- CootFulica atra2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- TealAnas crecca2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- GadwallMareca strepera2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Bembidion tetracolum · Amara consularis · Strawberry-root Weevil · Amara eurynota · Fig Gall +8
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2020
- Amara consularisAmara consularis2020
- Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2020
- Amara eurynotaAmara eurynota2019
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
Hoary Cress
- Hoary CressLepidium draba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garden Chafer
Garden Chafer
Phyllopertha horticola
Phyllopertha horticola
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2021Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2019Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis2019Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019Nebria salinaNebria salina2019Nebria salinaNebria salina2019Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2019Pterostichus nigerPterostichus niger2019Harpalus tardusHarpalus tardus2019Harpalus tardusHarpalus tardus2019Events & activities nearby
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