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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.23952, -0.55024
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Long-tailed 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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Long-tailed 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Primrose, Garden Grape-hyacinth, Alexanders +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Steep HillWalking route▾
Named routeIncline 14%
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Spires and Steeples TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Kingsley Passagepublic footpath · 53 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mPath type: footway
Aldermans Walkpublic footpath · 326 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 326 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Kingsley Passagepublic footpath · 101 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mPath type: footway
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln Eastern Bypass NMU pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Lincoln to Branston cycle pathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hawthorn Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
A steep path to Whitton Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,514 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,514 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mute Swan · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Greylag Goose · Mallard +42
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Carabus nemoralis +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sylvicola
Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort · Cleavers +19
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,514 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mute Swan · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Greylag Goose · Mallard +42
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Varied Carpet Beetle · Carabus nemoralis +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Sylvicola
Primrose · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Alexanders · Lungwort · Cleavers +19
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
- AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
- LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sylvicola
Sylvicola
DasysyrphusDasysyrphusDasysyrphusDasysyrphusChilothorax conspurcatusChilothorax conspurcatus2025Chilothorax conspurcatusChilothorax conspurcatus2025RedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaField Forklet-mossDicranella staphylinaCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumStreblotrichum convolutum var. commutatumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSand Feather-mossBrachythecium mildeanumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumWinter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025Events & activities nearby
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