Rock and Water Garden
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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.32098, -0.94532
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +129 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway Retford LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Westfield Roadbridleway · 242 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 242 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
17,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Great Tit +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Domestic Cattle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects40 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Birch Shieldbug +35
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
🌿Plants6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Mistletoe · Weld · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Horse-radish · Japanese Rose +1
- MistletoeViscum album
- WeldReseda luteola
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,192 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Dunnock · Great Tit +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Domestic Cattle
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Domestic CattleBos taurus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects40 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Birch Shieldbug +35
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
🌿Plants6 species
springwinter
2025▾
Mistletoe · Weld · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Horse-radish · Japanese Rose +1
- MistletoeViscum album
- WeldReseda luteola
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Orsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusOrsillus depressusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesRhyzobius chrysomeloidesBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025Common StilettoThereva nobilitata2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Graphomya maculataGraphomya maculata2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025ParhelophilusParhelophilus2025Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus2025Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024