Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
52.75914, -0.37282
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 138m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦36+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 138m away — 10 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Musk Stork's-bill, Pink-headed Persicaria, Elder +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Gablespublic footpath · 106 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 594 m▾
Course of the defunct Bourne-Essendine Railway
Public pathpublic footpathLength 594 mSurface dirtIncline 0%Path type: track
The Gablespublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Deepings (Lincolnshire Cycle Routes)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,169 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,169 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Blackbird +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Musk Stork's-bill · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Common Mouse-ear · Common Chickweed +23
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,169 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Rook · Blackbird +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- RavenCorvus corax
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri · Lesser Stag Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Phytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteriPhytocoris (Phytocoris) reuteri2025
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Musk Stork's-bill · Pink-headed Persicaria · Elder · Common Mouse-ear · Common Chickweed +23
- Musk Stork's-billErodium moschatum
- Pink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitata
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisMistletoeViscum albumMistletoeViscum albumPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisPale GalingaleCyperus eragrostisEvents & activities nearby
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