Romano-British settlement
6 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
54.12984, -0.49855
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Yellowhammer
- ✦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
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Yellowhammer
- ✦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 — Barn Owl, Yellowhammer, Tawny Owl +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Yellowhammer, Tawny Owl +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Blackthorn, Meadow Buttercup +158 more · last seen 2013
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +13 more · last seen 2021
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
696 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
696 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Yellowhammer · Swift · Woodpigeon · Swallow +43
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2017
- Little OwlAthene noctua2016
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa2022
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2014
- CurlewNumenius arquata2013
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger · Long-eared Bat species +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- BadgerMeles meles2017
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2015
- Pipistrelle
Small White · Large White · Peacock · Green-veined White · Ringlet +10
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Lady's Bedstraw
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
696 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Yellowhammer · Swift · Woodpigeon · Swallow +43
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwiftApus apus2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Columba palumbus palumbusColumba palumbus palumbus
- Columba oenas oenasColumba oenas oenas
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2017
- Little OwlAthene noctua2016
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa2022
- Tyto alba albaTyto alba alba2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- RookCorvus frugilegus2017
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2017
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2017
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2017
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2014
- CurlewNumenius arquata2013
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2013
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2013
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummer
2024▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Badger · Long-eared Bat species +1
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- BadgerMeles meles2017
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2015
- Pipistrelle
Small White · Large White · Peacock · Green-veined White · Ringlet +10
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2016
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Lady's Bedstraw
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2015
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2015
2019
2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2016Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2015Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2015Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2015Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocroceaBroad-barred FusehornArge cyanocroceaTar-foot GrieverDolerus picipesTar-foot GrieverDolerus picipesSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2016GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2015GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2015Events & activities nearby
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