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PicnicFamilyBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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53.63750, -0.65950

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 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

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Cycling

15 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

N/ACycling route120 m

Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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

Wildlife to spot

6,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2025

Dunnock · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Great Tit +50

DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SiskinSpinus spinus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,110 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumnwinter

2025

Dunnock · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Green Woodpecker · Great Tit +50

DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SiskinSpinus spinus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RavenCorvus corax
JayGarrulus glandarius
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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