Hall Close: a medieval and post-medieval hall complex south of Dovecote Lane, with dovecote, gardens, fishponds, churchyard and cultivation remains
10 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.15443, -0.63623
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Canadian Waterweed, Nuttall's Waterweed, Bluebell · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 public paths nearby
Public paths
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21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 93Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
Tritton Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
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Route 93Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 93Regional cycle route
Bassingham - Carlton le Moorland Cycle TrackCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
North Hykeham Relief Road / Lincoln Southern Bypass NMU RouteCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Aubourn Fordrestricted byway · 15 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 15 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
3,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,178 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Tree Sparrow · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Robin +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Pine Ladybird
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media · Hawthorn · Field Maple · Ash · Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae' +55
- Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,178 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Tree Sparrow · Chaffinch · Pheasant · Robin +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Pine Ladybird
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media · Hawthorn · Field Maple · Ash · Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae' +55
- Crataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x mediaCrataegus laevigata x monogyna = C. x media
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'
- ElderSambucus nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Fig-leaved Goosefoot
Chenopodium ficifolium
Chenopodium ficifolium
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumChenopodium albumCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaUlmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabraMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumSmooth TareErvum tetraspermumField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisPapaver somniferum subsp. somniferumPapaver somniferum subsp. somniferumPapaver somniferum subsp. somniferumPapaver somniferum subsp. somniferumRosa corymbiferaRosa corymbiferaRosa corymbiferaRosa corymbiferaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaMany-Seeded GoosefootLipandra polyspermaBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusNorway SprucePicea abiesNorway SprucePicea abiesPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCentaurea nigra x debeauxiiCentaurea nigra x debeauxiiCentaurea nigra x debeauxiiCentaurea nigra x debeauxiiPlantago major subsp. intermediaPlantago major subsp. intermediaPlantago major subsp. intermediaPlantago major subsp. intermediaSalix alba var. albaSalix alba var. albaSalix alba var. albaSalix alba var. albaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisAnnual Beard-grassPolypogon monspeliensisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaFumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii var. wirtgeniiFumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii var. wirtgeniiFumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii var. wirtgeniiFumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii var. wirtgeniiFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseCirsium arvense var. arvenseWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusEnglish ElmUlmus proceraEnglish ElmUlmus proceraRosa caesia s.l. x caninaRosa caesia s.l. x caninaRosa caesia s.l. x caninaRosa caesia s.l. x caninaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumAethusa cynapium subsp. cynapiumScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataMidland HawthornCrataegus laevigataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusRosa squarrosaRosa squarrosaRosa squarrosaRosa squarrosaSmall-leaved ElmUlmus minor subsp. minorSmall-leaved ElmUlmus minor subsp. minorHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumHairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutumRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisRumex sanguineus var. viridisLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaLucerneMedicago sativa subsp. sativaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaEuropean LarchLarix deciduaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSwedish GoosefootChenopodium suecicumSwedish GoosefootChenopodium suecicum