Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.40633, -0.88659
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 55m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 55m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blunt Feather-moss, Pink-fruited Thread-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lancaster Roadpublic footpath · 15 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: service
Lancaster Roadpublic footpath · 638 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 638 mPath type: service
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,737 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,737 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Glossy Ibis +7
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blunt Feather-moss · Hair-pointed Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +29
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,737 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Ruff · Glossy Ibis +7
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Blunt Feather-moss · Hair-pointed Feather-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Capillary Thread-moss +29
- Blunt Feather-mossHomalia trichomanoides
- Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare
- Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lateral Cryphaea
Lateral Cryphaea
Cryphaea heteromalla
Cryphaea heteromalla
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPohlia wahlenbergii var. wahlenbergiiPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonPink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodonHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusKneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncusFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaEndive PelliaPellia endiviifoliaLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSupine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatumSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesSlender Mouse-tail MossIsothecium myosuroidesHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumEvents & activities nearby
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