Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.92042, -0.52419
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Long-tailed Tit and Coal Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Long-tailed Tit and Coal Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Siskin +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Siskin +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Black Sexton Beetle, Nicrophorus investigator +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
19,593 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,593 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2025▾
Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch · Moorhen · Coal Tit · Grey Heron +22
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐝Insects52 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +47
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,593 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
winterspring
2025▾
Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch · Moorhen · Coal Tit · Grey Heron +22
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐝Insects52 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Common Darter · Azure Damselfly +47
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Psylla alniPsylla alni2025Psylla alniPsylla alni202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2025Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Tinodes waeneriTinodes waeneri2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae2024Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2024Empis lividaEmpis livida2024Empis lividaEmpis livida2024Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2024Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Acrossus rufipesAcrossus rufipes2024Melanotus castanipesMelanotus castanipes2024Melanotus castanipesMelanotus castanipes2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2023LimnephilidaeLimnephilidae2023Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2023Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2023Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2023Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2023Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2023Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2023Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2023Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2023Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2023Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2023Events & activities nearby
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