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Getting here
53.59458, -0.44358
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: ELSHAM HALL; Historic site
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Scarlet Pimpernel, Autumn Gentian +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route259 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,179 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Mallard · Blackbird +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2022▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Indet. Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae2020
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae +32
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
- Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
- Sphaerophoria
Blackthorn · Scarlet Pimpernel · Autumn Gentian · Common Stork's-bill · Yellow-wort +54
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2023
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2023
- Thale Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,179 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Pied Wagtail · Swallow · Mallard · Blackbird +35
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2021
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
🦌Mammals4 species
springautumn
2022▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Indet. Deer
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2020
- Indet. DeerCervidae2020
7-spot Ladybird · Eupeodes corollae · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hairy Shieldbug · Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae +32
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2022
- Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaeMyzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae
- Sphaerophoria
Blackthorn · Scarlet Pimpernel · Autumn Gentian · Common Stork's-bill · Yellow-wort +54
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2023
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2023
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2023
- Thale Cress
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria2023
Sphaerophoria2023
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20232-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2023Stripe-legged RobberflyDioctria baumhaueri2023Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023Common Awl RobberflyNeoitamus cyanurus2023Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2022Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2022Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2022Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni2022Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2022Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2022Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2022Dromius meridionalisDromius meridionalis2022Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2022Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2022Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2022Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2022Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2022Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2022Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2022Dromius quadrimaculatusDromius quadrimaculatus2022Synchita undataSynchita undata2022Synchita undataSynchita undata202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202214-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2022Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2022Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021Linnaemya pictaLinnaemya picta2021Pegomya setariaPegomya setaria2021Pegomya setariaPegomya setaria2021Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021Panzeria anthophilaPanzeria anthophila2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Arabidopsis thaliana2023
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2020Bee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaWild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2023Apple-mintMentha spicata x suaveolens = M. x villosa2023CharlockSinapis arvensis2023CharlockSinapis arvensis2023Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2023Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2023Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2023Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2023Blue FleabaneErigeron acris2023Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2023Lesser ChickweedStellaria pallida2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2023Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Common ChickweedStellaria media2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2023Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2023Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022Greater PlantainPlantago major2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2021Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021RowanSorbus aucuparia2021WeldReseda luteola2021WeldReseda luteola2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2021Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021Wild CherryPrunus avium2021BindweedCalystegia2021BindweedCalystegia2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021Musk-mallowMalva moschata2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Events & activities nearby
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