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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.20581, 0.14370
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 50m away — 3 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦34+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 50m away — 3 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Fieldfare +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Fieldfare +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Creeping Thistle, Great Horsetail +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Biphyllus lunatus, 7-spot Ladybird, Bitoma crenata +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
6 signed routes nearby
Route C5Cycling route▾
Spilsby circular route
Named routeRef C5Local cycle route
Route C3Cycling route▾
Wainfleet to Alford
Named routeRef C3Local cycle route
Route C1Cycling route▾
Alford to Spilsby
Named routeRef C1Local cycle route
Route C7Cycling route▾
Alford to Mablethorpe
Named routeRef C7Local cycle route
Route C2Cycling route▾
Spilsby to Wainfleet
Named routeRef C2Local cycle route
Route C4Cycling route▾
Alford Circular Route
Named routeRef C4Local cycle route
Photos
Interior, Ss Peter & Paul church, Skendelby
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
755 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
755 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Kestrel · Fieldfare · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +29
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Biphyllus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Bitoma crenata · Uleiota planatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +5
- Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2020
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
- Bitoma crenataBitoma crenata2020
- Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2020
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2020
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants110 species
springsummer
2025▾
Ash · Creeping Thistle · Great Horsetail · Alder · Creeping Buttercup +105
- AshFraxinus excelsior2021
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Wood Avens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
755 records · National Biodiversity NetworkTawny Owl · Kestrel · Fieldfare · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +29
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- DunnockPrunella modularis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
Rabbit · Brown Hare
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Biphyllus lunatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Bitoma crenata · Uleiota planatus · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +5
- Biphyllus lunatusBiphyllus lunatus2020
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2020
- Bitoma crenataBitoma crenata2020
- Uleiota planatusUleiota planatus2020
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2020
- Harlequin Ladybird
🌿Plants110 species
springsummer
2025▾
Ash · Creeping Thistle · Great Horsetail · Alder · Creeping Buttercup +105
- AshFraxinus excelsior2021
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
- Wood Avens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2020
Harmonia axyridis2020
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataPortevinia maculataEriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Tachina feraTachina fera2022Tachina feraTachina fera2022Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2022Geum urbanum2021
Geum urbanum2021
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2021Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021ElmUlmus2021ElmUlmus2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2020Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2020Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2020Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2020Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020Soft-rushJuncus effusus2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2024Creeping ComfreySymphytum grandiflorum2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Sweet VioletViola odorata2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021HollyIlex aquifolium2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Black CurrantRibes nigrum2021Black CurrantRibes nigrum2021Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2021Leyland CypressCupressus macrocarpa x nootkatensis = C. x leylandii2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Norway SprucePicea abies2021Norway SprucePicea abies2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021BugleAjuga reptans2021BugleAjuga reptans2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2021Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2021Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2021HazelCorylus avellana2021HazelCorylus avellana2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021RamsonsAllium ursinum2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2021Male-fernDryopteris 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corniculatus2020Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020Greater PlantainPlantago major2020TimothyPhleum pratense2020TimothyPhleum pratense2020Hedera helixHedera helix2020Hedera helixHedera helix2020Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2020Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2020Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2020RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2020Common CouchElymus repens2020Common CouchElymus repens2020LarchLarix2020LarchLarix2020Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2020Meadow BarleyHordeum secalinum2020Wild CherryPrunus avium2020Wild CherryPrunus avium2020Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2020Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2020Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020NipplewortLapsana communis2020NipplewortLapsana communis2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2020Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2020Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2020Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020Wood DockRumex sanguineus2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020YarrowAchillea millefolium2020Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2020Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2020AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2020AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2020Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2020Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2020Water MintMentha aquatica2020Water MintMentha 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