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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.23469, -0.61649
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +201 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Goldfinch Closepublic footpath · 143 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mPath type: residential
Coopers Holt Closepublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: residential
Swallow Avenuepublic footpath · 34 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: residential
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Route 93Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
Skellingthorpe Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
'The Monson' playing fields, Skellingthorpe
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,812 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +35
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- FrogRana2024
🐝Insects39 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +34
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Laurustinus · Purple-loosestrife · Rhododendron · Montbretia · Fringed Loosestrife +8
- LaurustinusViburnum tinus
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Fringed LoosestrifeLysimachia ciliata
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Yellow Loosestrife
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,812 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMute Swan · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +35
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- FrogRana2024
🐝Insects39 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Syrphus +34
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Laurustinus · Purple-loosestrife · Rhododendron · Montbretia · Fringed Loosestrife +8
- LaurustinusViburnum tinus
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- Fringed LoosestrifeLysimachia ciliata
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Yellow Loosestrife
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024SarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeSarcophagidaeHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaNotiophilusNotiophilusNotiophilusNotiophilusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensMetatropis rufescensBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaTachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubilaRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisRed Mason BeeOsmia bicornisVolucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana2024Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2024Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Anaspis frontalisAnaspis frontalis2024Anaspis frontalisAnaspis frontalis2024Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2024Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2024Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024EristalisEristalis2024EristalisEristalis2024Nemoura cinereaNemoura cinerea2024Nemoura cinereaNemoura cinerea2024Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2024Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Lysimachia vulgaris
Lysimachia vulgaris
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata