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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
53.24863, -0.51106
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and House Sparrow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 112m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Swift +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Swift +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug, Tortoise Bug +202 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Pyramidal Orchid, Red Clover +142 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
71 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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
12,279 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,279 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Parhelophilus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Great Willowherb · Butterfly-bush · Red Clover · Spindle · Common Centaury +29
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,279 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Starling · Blackbird · Magpie · House Sparrow +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Badger
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Parhelophilus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
- ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Great Willowherb · Butterfly-bush · Red Clover · Spindle · Common Centaury +29
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
