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Great Kelk Methodist Church

📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Wren +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Wren +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Painted Lady +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Painted Lady +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

27 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

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

Main RouteCycling route646 m

Named routeRef 1Length 646 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2025

Wren · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Pheasant +57

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024

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Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Seal

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,971 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2025

Wren · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Pheasant +57

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
TealAnas crecca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

winter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Seal

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SealHalichoerus grypus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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