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Getting here
53.64174, -0.60909
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +48 more · last seen 2022
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route611 m▾
Named routeRef 169Length 611 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route151 m▾
Named routeRef 169Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route181 m▾
Named routeRef 169Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route509 m▾
Named routeRef 169Length 509 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
2,442 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,442 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Leistus spinibarbis
- Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis
Upright Hedge-parsley · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Great Willowherb · Mugwort · Red Clover +72
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,442 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Leistus spinibarbis
- Leistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis
Upright Hedge-parsley · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Great Willowherb · Mugwort · Red Clover +72
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense
- Common SallowSalix cinerea
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
HawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseField Penny-cressThlaspi arvenseShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon CudweedFilago germanicaCommon CudweedFilago germanicaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvenseHare's-foot CloverTrifolium arvenseLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigra