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Getting here
53.28369, -0.45127
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 199m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Tawny Owl
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 199m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Blackbird +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST GERMAIN; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Wild Teasel, Tufted Vetch +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Scothernpublic footpath · 1.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface groundPath type: path
Chaple Walkpublic footpath · 37 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mPath type: footway
Chaple Walkpublic footpath · 27 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mPath type: service
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Hawthorn Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wragby Road & Bunkers Hill Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Outer Circle Drive Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Swift · Kestrel +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2020▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle +57
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2021
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
🌿Plants48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red Campion · Yellow Iris · Wild Teasel · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop +43
- Red CampionSilene dioica2020
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,653 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Swift · Kestrel +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- SwiftApus apus2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2020
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2020▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Red-legged Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Corizus hyoscyami · Harlequin Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle +57
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2023
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2021
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
🌿Plants48 species
springsummer
2026▾
Red Campion · Yellow Iris · Wild Teasel · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop +43
- Red CampionSilene dioica2020
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2020
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis2020Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis20202-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20202-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2020Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2020Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2020Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Dock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusMarsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatusMarsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatusOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaOak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaeaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLarge Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024Large Willow AphidTuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2024Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2024Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2024Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2024Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2024Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2023Papillose NematineEuura papillosa2023Papillose NematineEuura papillosa2023Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2023Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2023Phasia obesaPhasia obesa2023Phasia obesaPhasia obesa2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2022Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2021Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2021Cionus tuberculosusCionus tuberculosus2021Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2021Norellisoma spinimanumNorellisoma spinimanum2021Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2021Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata2021Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2021Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2021Epitrix pubescensEpitrix pubescens2021Epitrix pubescensEpitrix pubescens2021Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2021Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2021Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus2021Sciaphilus asperatusSciaphilus asperatus2021Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021Face FlyMusca autumnalis2021Silvanus unidentatusSilvanus unidentatus2021Silvanus unidentatusSilvanus unidentatus2021Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2021Amara plebejaAmara plebeja2021Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2021Scaptomyza pallidaScaptomyza pallida2021Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2021Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2021Helina lasiophthalmaHelina lasiophthalma2021Helina lasiophthalmaHelina lasiophthalma2021Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2021Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2021Willow Flea BeetleCrepidodera aurata2021Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2021Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2021Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2021Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2021Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2021Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2021Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2021Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2021Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2021Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2021Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2021Lonchaea sylvaticaLonchaea sylvatica2021Lonchaea sylvaticaLonchaea sylvatica2021PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2021PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2021Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021Metalimnobia bifasciataMetalimnobia bifasciata2021Metalimnobia bifasciataMetalimnobia bifasciata2021Cassida vibexCassida vibex2021Cassida vibexCassida vibex2021Dolichocephala irrorataDolichocephala irrorata2021Dolichocephala irrorataDolichocephala irrorata2021Fannia sociellaFannia sociella2021Fannia sociellaFannia sociella2021Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2020Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2020Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2022Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021TutsanHypericum androsaemum2021TutsanHypericum androsaemum2021BalmMelissa officinalis2021BalmMelissa officinalis2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumViola odorata var. dumetorumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2021BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021Many-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polysperma2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021Bird CherryPrunus padus2021Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Wild CarrotDaucus carota2020Wild CarrotDaucus carota2020White PoplarPopulus alba2020White PoplarPopulus alba2020Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2020Wild Service-treeSorbus torminalis2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2020Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020White CampionSilene latifolia2020Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2020Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum2020CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2020CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2020Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2020Garden Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum2020Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2020Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2020Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2020DaisyBellis perennis2020DaisyBellis perennis2020HonestyLunaria annua2020HonestyLunaria annua2020Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2020Three-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrum2020AlderAlnus glutinosa2020AlderAlnus glutinosa2020