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🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
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53.36579, -0.00125
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cooplands Secret Garden — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cooplands Secret Garden — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Red-legged Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +118 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Butterfly-bush, Nipplewort +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian Trail Walking route 440 km ▾
A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.
Named route Ref GMT Length 440 km Regional walking route
Show on map Silver Lincs Way Walking route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
15,181 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Dunnock +30
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Suillia atricornis +28
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red Campion · Red Dead-nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Mind-your-own-business · Dogwood +2
Red Campion Silene dioica Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Elder Sambucus nigra Nipplewort Lapsana communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,181 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Dunnock +30
House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Orange Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Suillia atricornis +28
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Suillia atricornis Suillia atricornis2025 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Red Campion · Red Dead-nettle · Hart's-Tongue · Mind-your-own-business · Dogwood +2
Red Campion Silene dioica Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Elder Sambucus nigra Nipplewort Lapsana communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Psylla alni Psylla alni2025
Psylla alni Psylla alni2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Aguriahana stellulata Aguriahana stellulata2025
Aguriahana stellulata Aguriahana stellulata2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum2025
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Pinalitus cervinus Pinalitus cervinus2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Acericerus ribauti Acericerus ribauti2025
Pseudolyciella Pseudolyciella2025
Pseudolyciella Pseudolyciella2025
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025
Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis Temnostethus (Montandoniella) gracilis2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera2025
Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Lamprotettix nitidulus Lamprotettix nitidulus2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Lime Aphid Eucallipterus tiliae2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 