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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.17341, 0.09340
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cornhill Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Cornhill Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST JAMES; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 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 route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Queen Street public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Vale Road public footpath · 203 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 203 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Old School Mews public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Path type: residential
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route C5 Cycling route ▾
Spilsby circular route
Named route Ref C5 Local cycle route
Show on map Lindsey Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route C1 Cycling route ▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named route Ref C1 Local cycle route
Show on map Route C2 Cycling route ▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named route Ref C2 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Spilsby, St. James' Church: Nave arches
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Wildlife to spot
11,854 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rook · Blackbird +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · frogs and toads
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata frogs and toads Anura Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird +22
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus Syrphus Germander Speedwell · Selfheal · Hedge Woundwort · Herb-Robert · Ramsons +14
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Ramsons Allium ursinum Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,854 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Rook · Blackbird +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Brown Hare · Muntjac · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · frogs and toads
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata frogs and toads Anura Syritta pipiens · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird +22
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus Syrphus Germander Speedwell · Selfheal · Hedge Woundwort · Herb-Robert · Ramsons +14
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Ramsons Allium ursinum Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum Daisy Bellis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Platycheirus peltatus agg. Platycheirus peltatus agg.2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2024
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Honesty Lunaria annua
Honesty Lunaria annua
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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