Site of medieval nunnery and settlement, Orford
18 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
53.43351, -0.20036
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +79 more · last seen 2024; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Cherry, White Campion, Fennel +36 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wanderlust WayWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Lindsey TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km▾
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route
Photos
Footpath across the site of the old Orford Priory
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Wildlife to spot
3,177 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,177 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Rook · Robin +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Summer Chafer · Box Bug · Lily Beetle
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022
Wild Cherry · White Campion · Fennel · Lords-and-Ladies · Lilac +5
- Wild CherryPrunus avium
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- LilacSyringa vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- Greater Periwinkle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,177 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Rook · Robin +41
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- TealAnas crecca2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2021▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Summer Chafer · Box Bug · Lily Beetle
- Summer ChaferAmphimallon solstitiale
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2022
Wild Cherry · White Campion · Fennel · Lords-and-Ladies · Lilac +5
- Wild CherryPrunus avium
- White CampionSilene latifolia
- FennelFoeniculum vulgare
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- LilacSyringa vulgaris2023
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
- Greater Periwinkle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vinca major2023
Vinca major2023
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2023Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2023Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2021Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2021ButterburPetasites hybridus2021ButterburPetasites hybridus2021