Howden Church, ruined portions 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › East Riding of Yorkshire Getting here
53.74527, -0.86691
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Church building Grade I listed building c. 1270
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 Woodpigeon and Mallard ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ That Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ That Tea Room — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TPT National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 563 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 563 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 545 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 545 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Howden Minster: The ruined choir and chapter house behind, also ruined
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Wildlife to spot
9,718 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Common Gull · Mallard · Greylag Goose +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Figwort Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus White Dead-nettle · Red Campion · Field Forget-me-not · Dogwood · Daisy +20
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Red Campion Silene dioica Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Daisy Bellis perennis Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,718 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Common Gull · Mallard · Greylag Goose +30
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Redshank Tringa totanus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Great Tit Parus major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Stoat Mustela erminea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Figwort Weevil · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2024 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus White Dead-nettle · Red Campion · Field Forget-me-not · Dogwood · Daisy +20
White Dead-nettle Lamium album Red Campion Silene dioica Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis Dogwood Cornus sanguinea Daisy Bellis perennis Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Leptoglossus occidentalis2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Iris Flea Beetle Aphthona nonstriata2024
Iris Flea Beetle Aphthona nonstriata2024
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2024
Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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