Abbey Church of St Mary and St Germain
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.78408, -1.06708
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Micklegate Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Micklegate Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST GERMAIN (SELBY ABBEY); Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Selby HorseshoeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Selby Abbey, Nave east end
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Cricetidae · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- CricetidaeCricetidae
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhododendron Leafhopper · 14-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle +18
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Springy Turf-moss
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · House Sparrow +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Cricetidae · Hedgehog
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- CricetidaeCricetidae
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhododendron Leafhopper · 14-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle +18
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Springy Turf-moss
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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