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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.23003, -0.52006
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Red Valerian, Green Alkanet +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Plossland RoundWalking route▾
Sewell Roadpublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: residential
Water Rail Waypublic footpath · 221 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 221 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Water Rail Waypublic footpath · 1.3 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
70 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
Photos
Monk's Abbey, Lincoln: aerial 2021
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