Moated manorial complex immediately north west of Elm Tree Farm
7 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.38986, -0.67668
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Greenfinch
- ✦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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Greenfinch
- ✦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, Greenfinch, House Sparrow +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Greenfinch, House Sparrow +72 more · last seen 2025; Good quality semi-improved grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Clover Seed Weevil, Empis nigripes, Lasiomma anthomyinum +49 more · last seen 2023; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Daisy, Ash +13 more · last seen 2018
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kirton Gate Lanerestricted byway · 195 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 195 mPath type: track
Green Lanerestricted byway · 205 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 205 mPath type: track
Kirton Gate Lanerestricted byway · 802 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 802 mPath type: track
Kirton Gate Lanerestricted byway · 7 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 7 mPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Nuthatch +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Clover Seed Weevil · 16-spot Ladybird · Fannia armata · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Fannia serena +40
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Fannia armataFannia armata
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae
- Fannia serenaFannia serena
- Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
- Empis nigripes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · House Sparrow · Nuthatch +46
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Blue-headed WagtailMotacilla flava flava2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Clover Seed Weevil · 16-spot Ladybird · Fannia armata · Large Flax Flea Beetle · Fannia serena +40
- Clover Seed WeevilProtapion apricans
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Fannia armataFannia armata
- Large Flax Flea BeetleAphthona euphorbiae
- Fannia serenaFannia serena
- Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
- Empis nigripes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Empis nigripes
Empis nigripes
Lasiomma anthomyinumLasiomma anthomyinumLasiomma anthomyinumLasiomma anthomyinumAcanthodelphax denticaudaAcanthodelphax denticaudaAcanthodelphax denticaudaAcanthodelphax denticaudaSmall Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniaeSmall Blackthorn SawyerPristiphora monogyniaeHylemya vagansHylemya vagansHylemya vagansHylemya vagansEuphylidorea disparEuphylidorea disparEuphylidorea disparEuphylidorea dispar14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusCommon Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneusOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaOrange-tailed Mining BeeAndrena haemorrhoaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaBanded Rose SpindlerAllantus cinctusBanded Rose SpindlerAllantus cinctusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusAcupalpus dubiusGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornisLasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidumLasiomma seminitidumAmara lunicollisAmara lunicollisAmara lunicollisAmara lunicollisPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaEmpis nuntiaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataHawthorn SawyerPristiphora armataHawthorn SawyerPristiphora armataMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaBembidion guttulaTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisTipula vernalisStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiBean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanusBean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanusDasytes aeratusDasytes aeratusDasytes aeratusDasytes aeratusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataGreater Haw-borerHoplocampa crataegiGreater Haw-borerHoplocampa crataegiBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataDilophus femoratusDilophus femoratusDilophus femoratusDilophus femoratusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusCymus melanocephalusRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraFlavous Nomad BeeNomada flavaFlavous Nomad BeeNomada flavaEmpis scutellataEmpis scutellataEmpis scutellataEmpis scutellataEurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineataEurybregma nigrolineataBrown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongusBrown Leaf WeevilPhyllobius oblongusTurtle BugPodops inunctaTurtle BugPodops inuncta