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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.82280, -0.67184
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blue Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2023
Free
Birds — Starling, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +220 more · last seen 2023
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Lincolnshire)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km▾
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Buckminster Lanepublic footpath · 82 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mPath type: unclassified
Buckminster Lanepublic footpath · 316 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 316 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Buckminster Lanepublic footpath · 234 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 234 mSurface dirtPath type: track
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,668 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,668 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFieldfare · Kestrel · House Martin · Swift · Skylark +21
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Common Wainscot · Large Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Shaded Broad-bar · Brimstone Moth +89
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens2021
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2021
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2021
- Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2021
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2021
- Snout
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,668 records · National Biodiversity NetworkFieldfare · Kestrel · House Martin · Swift · Skylark +21
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2023▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Common Wainscot · Large Yellow Underwing · Setaceous Hebrew Character · Shaded Broad-bar · Brimstone Moth +89
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens2021
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2021
- Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2021
- Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2021
- Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2021
- Snout
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hypena proboscidalis2021
Hypena proboscidalis2021
Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea2021Copper UnderwingAmphipyra pyramidea2021Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2021Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2021Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2021Grey Knot-hornAcrobasis advenella2021Brown PlumeStenoptilia pterodactyla2021Brown PlumeStenoptilia pterodactyla2021Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2021Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2021Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2021Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2021Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2021Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea2021Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2021Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2021Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2021Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2021Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2021Lead-coloured TortrixAcleris sparsana2021Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2021Green-brindled CrescentAllophyes oxyacanthae2021Black RusticAporophyla nigra2021Black RusticAporophyla nigra2021Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2021Deep-brown DartAporophyla lueneburgensis2021Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2021Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2021Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2021Garden Rose TortrixAcleris variegana2021Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2021Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2021Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2021Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis2021Small GreyEudonia mercurella2021Small GreyEudonia mercurella2021Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2021Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2021Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2021Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2021Acleris laterana/comarianaAcleris laterana/comariana2021Acleris laterana/comarianaAcleris laterana/comariana2021Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2021Lime-speck PugEupithecia centaureata2021Silver YAutographa gamma2021Silver YAutographa gamma2021Dun-barCosmia trapezina2021Dun-barCosmia trapezina2021Straw DotRivula sericealis2021Straw DotRivula sericealis2021Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2021Purple BarCosmorhoe ocellata2021Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2021Bud MothSpilonota ocellana2021Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2021Red Twin-spot CarpetXanthorhoe spadicearia2021Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2021Dingy FootmanEilema griseola2021Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2021Common Marbled StrawAethes smeathmanniana2021Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2021Marbled PiercerCydia splendana2021Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2021Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2021Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2021Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe2021Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2021Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2021Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2021Small Square-spotDiarsia rubi2021YponomeutaYponomeuta2021YponomeutaYponomeuta2021Carrion MothMonopis weaverella2021Carrion MothMonopis weaverella2021Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2021Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2021Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2021Bird-cherry ErmineYponomeuta evonymella2021Riband WaveIdaea aversata2021Riband WaveIdaea aversata2021Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2021Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2021Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2021Meadow Hook-wingAncylis badiana2021Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2021Magpie MothAbraxas grossulariata2021Diamond-back MarbleEudemis profundana2021Diamond-back MarbleEudemis profundana2021Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2021Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata2021Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2021Dusky SallowEremobia ochroleuca2021Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2021Furness DowdBlastobasis adustella2021Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2021Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula2021Dark Moss-mothBryotropha affinis2021Dark Moss-mothBryotropha affinis2021Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2021Tufted ScallopYpsolopha scabrella2021Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2021Common Purple & GoldPyrausta purpuralis2021Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasiCherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasiDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorOak DotStigmella roborella2021Oak DotStigmella roborella2021Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2021Common Thorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter oxyacanthae2021Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2021Hawthorn Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter corylifoliella2021Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2021Common Oak Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter quercifoliella2021Buckthorn DotStigmella catharticella2021Buckthorn DotStigmella catharticella2021Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2021Pear Leaf Blister MothLeucoptera malifoliella2021Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2021Broken-barred Oak DotEctoedemia subbimaculella2021Least Hawthorn DotStigmella perpygmaeella2021Least Hawthorn DotStigmella perpygmaeella2021Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2021Apple Leaf MinerLyonetia clerkella2021Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2021Apple NymphCallisto denticulella2021Barred Fruit-tree DotEctoedemia atricollis2021Barred Fruit-tree DotEctoedemia atricollis2021Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2021Rose Leaf MinerStigmella anomalella2021Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2021Hawthorn ParornixParornix anglicella2021November MothEpirrita dilutata2021November MothEpirrita dilutata2021SallowCirrhia icteritia2021SallowCirrhia icteritia2021Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2021Long-horned Flat-bodyCarcina quercana2021Svensson's Copper UnderwingAmphipyra berbera2021Svensson's Copper UnderwingAmphipyra berbera2021Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2021Frosted OrangeGortyna flavago2021Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2021Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2021Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2021Rush VeneerNomophila noctuella2021Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2021Garden StrawAgapeta hamana2021Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2021Water VeneerAcentria ephemerella2021Ribwort StiltAspilapteryx tringipennella2021Ribwort StiltAspilapteryx tringipennella2021Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2021Common MarbleCelypha lacunana2021Scarce FootmanEilema complana2021Scarce FootmanEilema complana2021Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella2021Golden-brown TubicCrassa unitella2021Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2021Straw Grass-veneerAgriphila straminella2021Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2021Double-square SpotXestia triangulum2021Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2021Bramble Shoot MothNotocelia uddmanniana2021False Cacao MothEphestia woodiella2021False Cacao MothEphestia woodiella2021EucosmaEucosma2021EucosmaEucosma2021Small MagpieAnania hortulata2021Small MagpieAnania hortulata2021Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2021Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea2021UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2021UncertainHoplodrina octogenaria2021Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2021Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2021Events & activities nearby
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