Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.91739, -0.63490
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bowling Green Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Bowling Green Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Limnephilus lunatus, Mystacides longicornis +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Riversidepublic footpath · 211 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 211 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
Sandon Closepublic footpath · 34 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: residential
Sandon Closepublic footpath · 209 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 209 mPath type: residential
50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route
Route 11Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route303 m▾
Named routeLength 303 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,482 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,482 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Trioza centranthi +20
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Cartodere bifasciata
🌿Plants14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Silver-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Haircap · Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss +9
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,482 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +25
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects25 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Limnephilus lunatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Trioza centranthi +20
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Cartodere bifasciata
🌿Plants14 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Silver-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Haircap · Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss +9
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cartodere bifasciata
Cartodere bifasciata
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEctopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavusYellow Meadow AntLasius flavusGraphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025LimnephilusLimnephilus2025LimnephilusLimnephilus2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grimmia pulvinata2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansRed Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Upright Screw-mossTortula subulata2025Upright Screw-mossTortula subulata2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Events & activities nearby
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