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Burton Tank Ramp

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📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.66008, -0.69066

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl 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

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl 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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025; Saltmarsh — dunlin, redshank and grey plover on passage and in winter

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025; Coastal saltmarsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Athous haemorrhoidalis, Cabbage Stem Weevil, Lily Beetle +25 more · last seen 2021

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route151 m

Named routeRef 169Length 151 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route47 m

Named routeRef 169Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route153 m

Named routeRef 169Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route738 m

Named routeRef 169Length 738 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Coot · Blackbird · Moorhen +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
Little OwlAthene noctua
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock DoveColumba livia
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

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Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Forked Veilwort · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wood Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,780 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Coot · Blackbird · Moorhen +47

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great TitParus major
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SwiftApus apus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GadwallMareca strepera
Little OwlAthene noctua
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Rock DoveColumba livia
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2025

Forked Veilwort · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wood Bristle-moss · Clustered Feather-moss

Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WW2 Tank Ramp and the Cliff, Burton upon Stather: aerial 2019

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