Dovecote at Elm Tree Farm
0 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.38859, -0.67524
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Greenfinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl, Greenfinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +63 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +63 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Daisy, Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Cock's-foot, Daisy, Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2018
Free
Plants — Hogweed, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lanerestricted byway · 205 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 205 mPath type: track
Kirton Gate Lanerestricted byway · 802 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 802 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
3,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,624 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Nuthatch +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Clover Seed Weevil · Common Darter · Empis nigripes · Lasiomma anthomyinum · Acanthodelphax denticauda +41
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Empis nigripesEmpis nigripes
- Lasiomma anthomyinumLasiomma anthomyinum
- Acanthodelphax denticaudaAcanthodelphax denticauda
- Small Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniae
- Hylemya vagans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,624 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Nuthatch +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Clover Seed Weevil · Common Darter · Empis nigripes · Lasiomma anthomyinum · Acanthodelphax denticauda +41
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Empis nigripesEmpis nigripes
- Lasiomma anthomyinumLasiomma anthomyinum
- Acanthodelphax denticaudaAcanthodelphax denticauda
- Small Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniae
- Hylemya vagans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hylemya vagans
Hylemya vagans
Euphylidorea disparEuphylidorea disparEuphylidorea disparEuphylidorea dispar16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataFannia armataFannia armataFannia armataFannia armataLarge Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiaeLarge Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiaeFannia serenaFannia serenaFannia serenaFannia serenaTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBanded Rose SpindlerAllantus cinctusBanded Rose SpindlerAllantus cinctusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisLasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidumAmara lunicollisAmara lunicollisAmara lunicollisAmara lunicollisPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataHawthorn SawyerPristiphora armataHawthorn SawyerPristiphora armataMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiBean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanusBean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanusDasytes aeratusDasytes aeratusDasytes aeratusDasytes aeratusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataGreater Haw-borerHoplocampa crataegiGreater Haw-borerHoplocampa crataegiBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataDilophus femoratusDilophus femoratusDilophus femoratusDilophus femoratusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraFlavous Nomad BeeNomada flavaFlavous Nomad BeeNomada flavaEmpis scutellataEmpis scutellataEmpis scutellataEmpis scutellataEurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineataBrown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongusBrown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongusTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inuncta