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Julian's Bower

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📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.68488, -0.66876

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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 Gadwall and Mute Swan
✦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 Gadwall and Mute Swan
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Gadwall, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Gadwall, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Nev Cole Way; Named hiking route nearby: Nev Cole Way

Free

Historic gardens

Good match

Historic site with public access

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

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

Main RouteCycling route899 m

Named routeRef 65Length 899 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route71 m

Named routeRef 65Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route540 m

Named routeRef 65Length 540 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

60,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2026

Gadwall · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Kestrel · Shelduck +64

GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,513 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2026

Gadwall · Mute Swan · Greylag Goose · Kestrel · Shelduck +64

GadwallMareca strepera
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunlinCalidris alpina2025
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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