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Sidney Park

12 ha

📷 Allan chapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

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53.56612, -0.05072

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Rock Dove +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes luniger +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wanderlust WayWalking route32 km

Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripLocal walking route

European long distance path E8 - part NetherlandsWalking route

Named routeRef E8International walking route

Silver Lincs WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Mablethorpe to Humber BridgeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cycle Superhighway : Grimsby - ImminghamCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Healing PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Healing School

Named routeLocal cycle route

Europark PedalwayCycling route

Cycle route from Grimsby town centre to Europark Ind. Est.

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 110Cycling route

Named routeRef 110National Cycle Network

NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Grimsby Revolution Cycle RouteCycling route33 km

Named routeLength 33 kmLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cleethorpes to Tetney LockMountain bike route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

17,697 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,697 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Starling · Carrion Crow +46

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

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Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,697 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Rock Dove · Starling · Carrion Crow +46

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
SanderlingCalidris alba2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little TernSternula albifrons2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly

Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

🌿

Plants1 species

summer

2025

Common Toadflax

Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Allan chapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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