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Places › England › East Midlands › Lincoln Getting here
53.22041, -0.52324
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 208m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 208m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Plants — Elder, Bristly Oxtongue, Common Chickweed
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Stephen Langton Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Steep Hill Walking route ▾
Named route Incline 14%
Show on map Fossdyke Canal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Plossland Round Walking route ▾
67 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU Route Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Lincoln to Branston cycle path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Hawthorn Road Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Grange Lane restricted byway · 251 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 251 m Path type: unclassified
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Wildlife to spot
13,197 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Magpie · Moorhen +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +27
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Traveller's-joy · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +16
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025 Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,197 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Grey Heron · Blackbird · Magpie · Moorhen +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Helophilus pendulus · Marmalade Hoverfly +27
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Traveller's-joy · Dune Thread-moss · Whitish Feather-moss · Field Forklet-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +16
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025 Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Yellow Feather-moss Homalothecium lutescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rhagonycha fulva2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata Cartodere bifasciata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Coenosia tigrina Coenosia tigrina2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Barberry Fusehorn Arge berberidis2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Redshank
Redshank
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand-hill Screw-moss Syntrichia ruraliformis
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Sand Feather-moss Brachythecium mildeanum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Hornschuch's Beard-moss Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Fern-leaved Hook-moss Cratoneuron filicinum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
Winter Heliotrope Petasites pyrenaicus2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025
White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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