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QUENBY HALL

96 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife

Public accessDogs welcome96 ha

Getting here

52.64970, -0.96383

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

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

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Very strong match

Grade I listed building: QUENBY HALL; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Mesembrina meridiana, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +74 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2025

Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +37

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,290 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winterspring

2025

Great Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +37

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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