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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.24551, -0.22573
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenfinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greenfinch and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2023
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Peacock, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ragged-Robin, New Zealand Pigmyweed, White Dead-nettle +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Minting Priory earthworks
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Wildlife to spot
1,401 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,401 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Wren · Greenfinch +26
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes · Figwort Sawfly · Fig Gall +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Brachypodium pinnatum · Red Clover · Ribwort Plantain · Germander Speedwell · Tufted Vetch +72
- Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
- Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,401 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Wren · Greenfinch +26
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes · Figwort Sawfly · Fig Gall +11
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
- Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae
- Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Brachypodium pinnatum · Red Clover · Ribwort Plantain · Germander Speedwell · Tufted Vetch +72
- Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2021
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021
- Creeping Buttercup
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaZig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopodaRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCassida vibexCassida vibexCassida vibexCassida vibexDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021Ranunculus repens2021
Ranunculus repens2021
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021CowslipPrimula veris2021CowslipPrimula veris2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021White Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2023New Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsii2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Water AvensGeum rivale2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Red FescueFestuca rubra2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021White CloverTrifolium repens2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021Common SorrelRumex acetosa2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2021Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2021Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2023Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2023Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2023Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2023Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2023Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2023Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2023White BryonyBryonia dioica2023White BryonyBryonia dioica2023DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021DandelionTaraxacum2021DandelionTaraxacum2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2021Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2021