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Rowland Road Playground

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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Magpie +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Springy Turf-moss, Southern Marsh-orchid +104 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Springy Turf-moss, Southern Marsh-orchid +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hazel, Rough Hawkbit, Rowan +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route120 m

Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route167 m

Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route323 m

Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

spring

2025

Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Collared Dove · Blackbird +25

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Great TitParus major2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Common GullLarus canus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects29 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Lily Beetle +24

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2023
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023
Tachina feraTachina fera2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2022
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2022

🌿

Plants71 species

summer

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Southern Marsh-orchid · Bee Orchid · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Pyramidal Orchid +66

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2023
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023
DittanderLepidium latifolium2023
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023
Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2023
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
RoseRosa2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2023
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
WeldReseda luteola2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,528 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds30 species

spring

2025

Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Collared Dove · Blackbird +25

Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
MagpiePica pica2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
JackdawColoeus monedula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Great TitParus major2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Common GullLarus canus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummer

2023

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2023

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects29 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hornet Hoverfly · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Lily Beetle +24

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
Sheep-strike GreenbottleLucilia sericata2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Small Black AntLasius niger2023
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2023
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2023
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2023
Tachina feraTachina fera2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2022
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2022

🌿

Plants71 species

summer

2025

Springy Turf-moss · Southern Marsh-orchid · Bee Orchid · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Pyramidal Orchid +66

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Common CudweedFilago germanica
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024
Purple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2023
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023
Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2023
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2023
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2023
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2023
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2023
DittanderLepidium latifolium2023
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2023
RowanSorbus aucuparia2023
ElderSambucus nigra2023
HazelCorylus avellana2023
Red CampionSilene dioica2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2023
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2023
Moth MulleinVerbascum blattaria2023
Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2023
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2023
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2023
RoseRosa2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
Tree LupinLupinus arboreus2023
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2023
Great LettuceLactuca virosa2023
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
FennelFoeniculum vulgare2023
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
WeldReseda luteola2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
BroomCytisus scoparius2023
Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Wright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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