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Skegness Esplanade and Tower Gardens

16 ha

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Dogs welcome16 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Beachside Tavern — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Beachside Tavern — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Helophilus trivittatus, Turnip Tigress +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 10-spot Ladybird, Helophilus trivittatus, Turnip Tigress +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Ulmus aggregate, Tree-mallow, Winter Heliotrope +2 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ulmus aggregate, Tree-mallow, Winter Heliotrope +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to SkegnessWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Skegness to MablethorpeWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Vine Walkpublic footpath · 317 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 317 mPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

18,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Wren · Curlew +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CurlewNumenius arquata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SanderlingCalidris alba
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Ulmus aggregate · Tree-mallow · Winter Heliotrope

Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate
Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,119 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Wren · Curlew +45

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
CurlewNumenius arquata
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
SanderlingCalidris alba
MagpiePica pica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
RedshankTringa totanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
DunlinCalidris alpina
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GannetMorus bassanus
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Ulmus aggregate · Tree-mallow · Winter Heliotrope

Ulmus aggregateUlmus aggregate
Tree-mallowMalva arborea
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Skegness, Grand Parade, Big Wheel and Pier at night: aerial 2016

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