Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary
3 ha
Plan your visit
🐄Farms🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.26299, 0.26050
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Woodpigeon
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- 🐾Radcliffe Donkey Sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🐄Farm visits
Very strong match
Zoo or animal collection
Varies
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Holly Blue +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Groundsel, Ash, Greater Plantain +14 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: Skegness to MablethorpeWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Route C3Cycling route▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route C1Cycling route▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C7Cycling route▾
Alford to Mablethorpe
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,376 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,376 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Mistle Thrush · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit · Robin +49
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Brown Hare · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird +24
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,376 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Mistle Thrush · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit · Robin +49
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Brown Hare · Muntjac
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird +24
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025PipizaPipiza2025PipizaPipiza202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Events & activities nearby
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