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great for some sheltered winter woodland and trail riding as the place is empty in the week in the duller colder months. summer is a no go on the bike as it gets very busy with lots of young ones around

The park can be busy, if it is use the playing field car park on the opposite side of Skellingthorpe Road

The settlement of Thorpe on the Hill is first mentioned in the Domesday Book. There was a small area of sokeland belonging to the King's manor in Bassingham. A berewic and sokeland belonging to St Peter of Westminster's manor in Doddington is also mentioned. The minimum population was 31. There is also a mention of a further landholding and a church in a dispute. 'Thorpe' is Old Danish, and probably means dependant farm belonging to a settlement, which in this case may be Doddington. There were 25 households in Thorpe on the Hill in 1563, and by the early eighteenth century there were around 33 families. In 1801 the population in Thorpe on the Hill was 190, and by 1901 it had grown to 293. A medieval hollow way, tofts, crewyards and ridge and furrow have been noted on aerial photographs as surviving as earthworks. Further ridge and furrow earthwork remains have been noted north of Holme Farm and north of the school in the eastern part of the village.

The park was created by quarrying for sand and gravel, but nature has reclaimed the pits and bare sand, creating habitats for many species.

The site comprises Victorian landscaped gardens, a large reservoir, woodlands and grasslands. Many features, both natural and built, survive from the original landscaping of the 1860s.

Whisby Nature Park offers a great series of trails around the many lakes and extending into the wood and marsh land area across the railway line. Car parking and visitor / cafe facilities make this a great place for a walk or run. Most paths are a hard surface of compacted limestone.

The scrub area around Coot Lake provides cover and breeding areas for a number of different species of bird including the nightingale. As a result of this dogs are not allowed on this walk between April and July inclusive (except assistance dogs).

Choose off peak times and the walkers dissappear