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Great Limber Priory

7 ha

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Blackbird
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens, Polycauliona ucrainica +56 more · last seen 2011

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +28 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

6 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

Main RouteCycling route3.2 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route6.6 km

Named routeRef 1Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 1Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

1,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2024

Kestrel · Stock Dove · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Mute Swan +69

KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
MagpiePica pica2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
CootFulica atra2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great TitParus major2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
TealAnas crecca2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Common GullLarus canus2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
SwiftApus apus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020

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Insects7 species

summerautumn

2023

Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Common Blue Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,563 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds74 species

winterspring

2024

Kestrel · Stock Dove · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Mute Swan +69

KestrelFalco tinnunculus2021
Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2021
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
JackdawColoeus monedula2021
RobinErithacus rubecula2021
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
GadwallMareca strepera2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2021
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2021
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2021
MagpiePica pica2021
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
CootFulica atra2021
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2021
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2021
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
Great TitParus major2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
SwallowHirundo rustica2021
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
DunnockPrunella modularis2021
TealAnas crecca2021
Herring GullLarus argentatus2021
Common GullLarus canus2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2021
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
SwiftApus apus2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2021
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2020
House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2020

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2023

Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Migrant Hawker · Blue-tailed Damselfly +2

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021
Common Blue Damselfly

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Camera of the Knights Hospitallers, Great Limber: aerial 2022

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