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Newsham Abbey

📷 John Beal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.60420, -0.29764

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-tailed Godwit and Shoveler
  • ✦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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-tailed Godwit, Shoveler, Wigeon +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Agapetus fuscipes, Limnephilus lunatus +44 more · last seen 2022; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Agapetus fuscipes, Limnephilus lunatus +44 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NE Lincs local cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

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Newsham Abbey

📷 John Beal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newsham Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BROCKLESBY PARKHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Little Park HabroughUrban park2 km→✦Medieval settlement of CroxtonHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Big Park HabroughUrban park1.9 km→🌱Brocklesby ParkUrban park2 km→✦Site of medieval nunnery and post-Dissolution house, Nun CothamHistoric site3.5 km→

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