Old Spilsby: medieval settlement and cultivation remains south east of Partney Bridge
17 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
53.18386, 0.10310
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green-veined White, Syritta pipiens +136 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Hedge Woundwort, Lords-and-Ladies +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km31 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blind Lanepublic footpath · 55 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mPath type: track
Ashby Meadowspublic footpath · 40 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: residential
3 signed routes nearby
Route C5Cycling route▾
Spilsby circular route
Named routeRef C5Local cycle route
Route C1Cycling route▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Old enclosure marks in fields south of Partney: aerial 2017
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Wildlife to spot
8,312 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,312 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · frogs and toads
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
- frogs and toadsAnura
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Pachyrhinus lethierryi +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
- Eristalis pertinax
Germander Speedwell · Hedge Woundwort · Herb-Robert · Selfheal · Ramsons +13
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,312 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Robin · Blackbird · Magpie +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · frogs and toads
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
- frogs and toadsAnura
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Pachyrhinus lethierryi +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2025
- Eristalis pertinax
Germander Speedwell · Hedge Woundwort · Herb-Robert · Selfheal · Ramsons +13
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025HonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens