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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.21633, -0.54227
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 124m away — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 124m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Field Forklet-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Field Forklet-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Plossland Round Walking route ▾
Riverside Path public footpath · 544 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 544 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 66 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
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Wildlife to spot
33,309 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,309 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Moorhen +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Varied Carpet Beetle +5
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Springy Turf-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +14
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,309 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · Moorhen +42
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Meliscaeva auricollis · Varied Carpet Beetle +5
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Springy Turf-moss · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +14
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Fannia pallitibia Fannia pallitibia2025
Fannia pallitibia Fannia pallitibia2025 Redshank
Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
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
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
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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