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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
53.58717, -0.34427
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Calathus melanocephalus, Small White +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Ground-ivy · last seen 2024
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 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
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route259 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route112 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Site of Roman settlement and fort north of Humberside Airfield: aerial 2019 (2)
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
2,022 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,022 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Collared Dove +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
🐝Insects40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Calathus melanocephalus · Bembidion tetracolum · Strawberry-root Weevil · Amara consularis · Amara eurynota +35
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus2019
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2020
- Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2020
- Amara consularisAmara consularis2020
- Amara eurynotaAmara eurynota2019
Ground-ivy · Thyme-leaved Sandwort · Twiggy Spurge · Fringed Pearlwort · Crataegus rhipidophylla +1
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019
- Twiggy SpurgeEuphorbia esula x waldsteinii = E. x pseudovirgata2019
- Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2019
- Crataegus rhipidophyllaCrataegus rhipidophylla2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,022 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Magpie · Collared Dove +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- MagpiePica pica2021
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Great TitParus major2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2021
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula2021
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2021
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2020
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2019
🐝Insects40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Calathus melanocephalus · Bembidion tetracolum · Strawberry-root Weevil · Amara consularis · Amara eurynota +35
- Calathus melanocephalusCalathus melanocephalus2019
- Bembidion tetracolumBembidion tetracolum2020
- Strawberry-root WeevilOtiorhynchus ovatus2020
- Amara consularisAmara consularis2020
- Amara eurynotaAmara eurynota2019
Ground-ivy · Thyme-leaved Sandwort · Twiggy Spurge · Fringed Pearlwort · Crataegus rhipidophylla +1
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2019
- Twiggy SpurgeEuphorbia esula x waldsteinii = E. x pseudovirgata2019
- Fringed PearlwortSagina filicaulis2019
- Crataegus rhipidophyllaCrataegus rhipidophylla2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crataegus monogyna x rhipidophylla = C. x subsphaerica
Crataegus monogyna x rhipidophylla = C. x subsphaerica
Crataegus monogyna x rhipidophylla = C. x subsphaerica2019
Crataegus monogyna x rhipidophylla = C. x subsphaerica2019