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Quenby Village earthwork

6 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome6 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

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

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path 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

🚴

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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

6,327 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,327 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

6,327 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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