Monks' Abbey Recreation Ground 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.23004, -0.52007
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +86 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Red Valerian, Green Alkanet +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Red Valerian, Green Alkanet +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stephen Langton Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Steep Hill Walking route ▾
Named route Incline 14%
Show on map Fossdyke Canal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Plossland Round Walking route ▾
Sewell Road public footpath · 96 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 96 m Path type: residential
Show on map Water Rail Way public footpath · 221 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 221 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Water Rail Way public footpath · 1.3 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.3 km Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Lincoln to Branston cycle path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hawthorn Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Monks' Abbey, Winn Street/Spa Street, Lincoln
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Wildlife to spot
18,209 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,209 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Moorhen · Mute Swan +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Syritta pipiens +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Traveller's-joy · Butterfly-bush · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss +21
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,209 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Moorhen · Mute Swan +43
Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Syritta pipiens +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Traveller's-joy · Butterfly-bush · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss +21
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025 Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus
Cytilus sericeus Cytilus sericeus
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus2025
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
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