The Sir Joseph Banks Country Park 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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52.96035, -0.06192
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, House Sparrow +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, House Sparrow +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Large White +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Large White +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Giant Hogweed, Wall Screw-moss +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Giant Hogweed, Wall Screw-moss +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to Skegness Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lister Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Marsh Lane Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map London Road Cycle Route (Boston) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
NCN 1 King's Lynn to Boston
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,676 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Starling · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +35
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Paradromius linearis · Green Shieldbug · Otites guttatus +8
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Otites guttatus Otites guttatus2024 Cheilosia illustrata Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,676 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Starling · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Lesser Black-backed Gull +35
Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Swollen-thighed Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Paradromius linearis · Green Shieldbug · Otites guttatus +8
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Otites guttatus Otites guttatus2024 Cheilosia illustrata Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cheilosia illustrata2024
Cheilosia illustrata2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2024
Trichocera annulata Trichocera annulata2024
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus2024
Sylvicola punctatus Sylvicola punctatus2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2024
Hebecnema vespertina Hebecnema vespertina2024
Hebecnema vespertina Hebecnema vespertina2024
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2023 