Sawcliffe medieval village and moated site
7 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.61850, -0.62469
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Kestrel
- ✦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
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Kestrel
- ✦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, Kestrel, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +67 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Plait-moss, Common Bent, Sheep's-fescue +76 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Cup Lichen, Dog Lichen · last seen 2017
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 169Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route120 m▾
Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route167 m▾
Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route323 m▾
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Site of the Medieval Village of Sawcliffe
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Wildlife to spot
4,020 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,020 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +31
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2019
Bromius obscurus · Small Copper · Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Brown Hawker +22
- Bromius obscurusBromius obscurus2021
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Purple Milk-vetch · Carline Thistle · Fairy Flax · Harebell · Heath Speedwell +19
- Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,020 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +31
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2021
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2021
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- SiskinSpinus spinus2020
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
🐸Amphibians3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2019
Bromius obscurus · Small Copper · Field Grasshopper · Common Darter · Brown Hawker +22
- Bromius obscurusBromius obscurus2021
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2021
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2021
- Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri
Purple Milk-vetch · Carline Thistle · Fairy Flax · Harebell · Heath Speedwell +19
- Purple Milk-vetchAstragalus danicus
- Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris
- Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2020Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2020Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Phasia pusillaPhasia pusilla2021Phasia pusillaPhasia pusilla2021Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Black ClockPterostichus madidus2021Black ClockPterostichus madidus2021Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021Dune ChaferAnomala dubia2021Dune ChaferAnomala dubia2021Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Sand Tailed Digger WaspCerceris arenaria2020Sand Tailed Digger WaspCerceris arenaria2020Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2020Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Common CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaKnotted PearlwortSagina nodosaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaGentianella amarella subsp. amarellaMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024HonestyLunaria annua2023HonestyLunaria annua2023BorageBorago officinalis2022BorageBorago officinalis2022Common CudweedFilago germanica2021Common CudweedFilago germanica2021Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2021Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2020