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Mound known as Brokenback SW of village

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📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.38614, -0.41373

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Garland Roundhead, Yellow Fieldcap, Brown Mottlegill +165 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Garland Roundhead, Yellow Fieldcap, Brown Mottlegill +165 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Wood Blewits, Shaggy Parasol, Nitrous Bonnet +14 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Ringlet +13 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large White, Small White, Ringlet +13 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

6 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 route20 m
Named routeRef 1Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route536 m
Named routeRef 1Length 536 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Biker on the corner near Brokenback, near West Rasen

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Biker on the corner near Brokenback, near West Rasen

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Primary ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Buslingthorpe medieval village remainsHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Rase ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site800 m→💧Toft Newton ReservoirReservoir2.5 km→💧Toft Newton ReservoirReservoir2.5 km→

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