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Site of Meaux Cistercian Abbey

30 ha

📷 Jonathan Fry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage

Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

53.83906, -0.34149

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
✦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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Chaffinch
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Wren, Chaffinch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +7 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker +7 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Minster WayWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Hull to HornseaWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Hornsea Rail TrailCycling route

Named route

NCN164Cycling route

Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

1,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2024

Wren · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blackbird · Chaffinch +26

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little OwlAthene noctua
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Badger · Mole

BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds31 species

summer

2024

Wren · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blackbird · Chaffinch +26

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Stock DoveColumba oenas
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Little OwlAthene noctua
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Badger · Mole

BadgerMeles meles
MoleTalpa europaea2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Fry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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