Syston Park Farm Shop & Cafe
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.95505, -0.61328
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Mallard
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Syston Park Farm Shop & 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 Jackdaw and Mallard
- 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
- ☕Syston Park Farm Shop & Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Scathophaga stercoraria, Face Fly +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route
Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Solar Panels at Syston Park Farm Shop
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Wildlife to spot
15,436 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,436 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Jackdaw · Mallard · Mute Swan · Teal +38
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Face Fly · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird · Hypera nigrirostris +34
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
- Red-belted Cleaver
Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Liverwort · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,436 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Jackdaw · Mallard · Mute Swan · Teal +38
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- TealAnas crecca
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects39 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Face Fly · Syrphus torvus · Harlequin Ladybird · Hypera nigrirostris +34
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Face FlyMusca autumnalis
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
- Red-belted Cleaver
Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Liverwort · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Aglaostigma aucupariae
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