Roman barrow 620m north of Riseholme Hall
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.27412, -0.52929
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Small White, Meadow Brown +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +41 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▾
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Steep HillWalking route▾
Named routeIncline 14%
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
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Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
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55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route▾
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Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
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North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Hawthorn Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wragby Road & Bunkers Hill Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Farm track by Riseholme Gorse
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,907 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,907 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Little Egret · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Teal · Gadwall +26
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CootFulica atra
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +5
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cantharis rustica +24
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
🌿Plants19 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Campion · Sowbread · Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Yew +14
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- IvyHedera helix
- YewTaxus baccata
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,907 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springautumn
2025▾
Little Egret · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Teal · Gadwall +26
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- CootFulica atra
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red Fox · Muntjac · Badger · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel +5
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Cantharis rustica +24
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
🌿Plants19 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Campion · Sowbread · Lesser Celandine · Ivy · Yew +14
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- IvyHedera helix
- YewTaxus baccata
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Daisy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bellis perennis
Bellis perennis
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