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Chapel of St. Nicholas

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦105+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Carrion Crow
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail +102 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Bridlington Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional 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 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

8,114 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,114 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +66

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SanderlingCalidris alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Barn OwlTyto alba
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black TernChlidonias niger
GannetMorus bassanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Common Darter

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,114 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumn

2025

Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Oystercatcher · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +66

Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Common GullLarus canus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
CurlewNumenius arquata
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
Common GuillemotUria aalge
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
SanderlingCalidris alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba
Barn OwlTyto alba
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black TernChlidonias niger
GannetMorus bassanus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
EiderSomateria mollissima
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Common Shrew

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Eristalis tenax · Common Darter

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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Grazing and copse near Auburn Farm

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