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Nunnery Hill and adjacent earthworks, Little Kelk

11 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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54.02521, -0.32921

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Collared Dove +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Collared Dove +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Lily Beetle, Large White, Green-veined White +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Large White, Green-veined White +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route646 m

Named routeRef 1Length 646 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummer

2025

Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

wintersummer

2025

Mole · Daubenton's Bat · Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel

MoleTalpa europaea
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Common Blue Damselfly

Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Poultry Farm near Little Kelk

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🌱St Martin's ChurchUrban park3.2 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Burton Agnes 12th-century manor houseHistoric site3.2 km→✦Burton Agnes HallHistoric site3.3 km→✦Nether Hall moated site and fishpondHistoric site3.8 km→🌱The ParksUrban park3.9 km→

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