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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.49257, -0.78813
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
OwstonFerry FP135public footpath · 774 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 774 mSurface groundPath type: footway
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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The motte of Owston Ferry Castle
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Wildlife to spot
2,922 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,922 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Merlin · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Shoveler · Kestrel +13
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus2022
- PochardAythya ferina2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Southern Hawker +18
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red Dead-nettle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris · Common Field-speedwell · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Bristly Oxtongue +53
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,922 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Merlin · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Shoveler · Kestrel +13
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus2022
- PochardAythya ferina2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Small Tortoiseshell · Southern Hawker +18
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Red Dead-nettle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris · Common Field-speedwell · Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Bristly Oxtongue +53
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2021Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2021Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2021Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Tall Fescue
Tall Fescue
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Schedonorus arundinaceus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaLesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2021Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2021ChicoryCichorium intybus2021ChicoryCichorium intybus2021SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius2021SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2021Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2021