Bassingthorpe Manor moated site
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.84476, -0.56626
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Dunnock +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Dunnock +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Cantharis lateralis +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site; Grade I listed building nearby: THE MANOR HOUSE
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Pottia, Perthshire Beard-moss, Anomalous Bristle-moss +16 more · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Danelaw WayWalking route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
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National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
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1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
3,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,065 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie
Chrysotus · Endromopoda · Elaphropeza ephippiata · Porricondyla · Potato Capsid +109
- ChrysotusChrysotus
- EndromopodaEndromopoda
- Elaphropeza ephippiataElaphropeza ephippiata
- PorricondylaPorricondyla
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae
- Dolichopus festivusDolichopus festivus
- Altica palustrisAltica palustris
- Thaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,065 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie
Chrysotus · Endromopoda · Elaphropeza ephippiata · Porricondyla · Potato Capsid +109
- ChrysotusChrysotus
- EndromopodaEndromopoda
- Elaphropeza ephippiataElaphropeza ephippiata
- PorricondylaPorricondyla
- Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
- Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- CecidomyiidaeCecidomyiidae
- Dolichopus festivusDolichopus festivus
- Altica palustrisAltica palustris
- Thaumatomyia notataThaumatomyia notata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
