Haltemprice Augustinian priory
10 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.76499, -0.41941
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦60+ 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
- 🐦60+ 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, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: HALTEMPRICE PRIORY FARM
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Nettle Groundbug, Harlequin Ladybird +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Humber Bridge to EasingtonWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Hull to HornseaWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Carr Lanepublic footpath · 585 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 585 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Carr Lanepublic footpath · 159 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 159 mPath type: residential
Abbey Lanepublic footpath · 371 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 371 mSurface compactedPath type: track
133 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wood Lanebridleway · 620 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 620 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Swine Bankbridleway · 9 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Swine Bankbridleway · 327 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 327 mPath type: unclassified
Swine Bankbridleway · 19 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
112,324 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
112,324 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Jackdaw +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Nettle Groundbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Norellia spinipes · Dark-edged Bee-fly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
112,324 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Jackdaw +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- TealAnas crecca
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects13 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Nettle Groundbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Norellia spinipes · Dark-edged Bee-fly +8
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Parent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalisGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaPsychoda sigmaBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusBox BugGonocerus acuteangulatusSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinum