Roman wall and ditch on Motherby Hill 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.23280, -0.54302
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Wall scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Castle Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cleavers, Lesser Celandine, Yellow Corydalis +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cleavers, Lesser Celandine, Yellow Corydalis +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 38 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 Spires and Steeples Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Glory Hole public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Incline down Path type: steps
Show on map The Glory Hole public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Path type: footway
Show on map The Park public footpath · 49 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 49 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 69 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
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
All Historic
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
id: 62b797a3-93ef-4697-aacd-3762de41917b
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Wildlife to spot
21,913 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 21,913 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Greylag Goose · Mallard +41
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Carabus nemoralis +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Sylvicola Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort · Cleavers +19
Primrose Primula vulgaris Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,913 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Greylag Goose · Mallard +41
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Carabus nemoralis +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Sylvicola Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort · Cleavers +19
Primrose Primula vulgaris Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis Cleavers Galium aparine Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola
Sylvicola
Chilothorax conspurcatus Chilothorax conspurcatus2025
Chilothorax conspurcatus Chilothorax conspurcatus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
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
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
