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Rotsea medieval settlement and field system, 600m south east of Rotsea Manor

16 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.94744, -0.37158

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

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

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International 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 route413 m
Named routeRef 1Length 413 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grass field at Rotsea

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass field at Rotsea

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cranswick GreenUrban park4.5 km→✦Site of Watton Gilbertine priory, two possible medieval archery butts and Civil War earthworksHistoric site4.8 km→💧D ReservoirReservoir2.4 km→💧D ReservoirReservoir2.4 km→⛪St Elgin's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→💧O ReservoirReservoir3.4 km→

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