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NUN APPLETON HALL

173 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome173 ha

Getting here

53.85682, -1.15273

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Peacock, Small White +32 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Fountain Pocket-moss +15 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route421 m
Named routeRef 66Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Outbuildings at Nun Appleton Hall

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Outbuildings at Nun Appleton Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MOREBY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→✦Tithe barnHistoric site2.8 km→✦Steeton medieval village, moated site and fishpondsHistoric site4.4 km→✦Brocket Hall moated siteHistoric site1.7 km→✦Brocket Hall Moated SiteHistoric site1.7 km→✦St Andrew's College and moat, 440m north east of College FarmHistoric site2.5 km→