Axholme Carthusian Priory and post-Dissolution garden earthworks, Melwood Park
5 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.50786, -0.78568
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swallow
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Swallow
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Swallow, Goldfinch +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Swallow, Goldfinch +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +32 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Stitchwort, Chicory +24 more · last seen 2021
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Piggyback Rosegill · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Remains of Melwood Priory
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Merlin · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Shoveler · Magpie +19
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2018
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus2022
- PochardAythya ferina2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Common GullLarus canus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2017
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2017
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2023▾
Large White · Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Speckled Wood +18
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red Admiral
Hawthorn · Red Dead-nettle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris · Bramble · Common Field-speedwell +54
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,063 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Merlin · Wigeon · Short-eared Owl · Shoveler · Magpie +19
- MerlinFalco columbarius2023
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2023
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2018
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus2022
- PochardAythya ferina2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Common GullLarus canus2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2017
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2017
Water Vole
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius
🐝Insects23 species
springsummer
2023▾
Large White · Small White · Peacock · Painted Lady · Speckled Wood +18
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Red Admiral
Hawthorn · Red Dead-nettle · Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris · Bramble · Common Field-speedwell +54
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vanessa atalanta2019
Vanessa atalanta2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2018Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2018Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaMeliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2022Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Spotted Regal-sawflyNematus septentrionalis2021Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2021Asparagus BeetleCrioceris asparagi2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2021Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2018Badister bullatusBadister bullatus2018Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2018Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2018Bristly Oxtongue
Bristly Oxtongue
Helminthotheca echioides
Helminthotheca echioides
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. sphondyliumStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumGeranium robertianum subsp. robertianumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusRubus ulmifoliusHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2021Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2021ChicoryCichorium intybus2021ChicoryCichorium intybus2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2021SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius2021SalsifyTragopogon porrifolius2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021CornflowerCentaurea cyanus2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Black MedickMedicago lupulina2021Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2021Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2021White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017