Site of medieval nunnery, Broadholme
1 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.25144, -0.65949
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- ✦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 — Great Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +312 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Creeping Thistle, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Fossdyke Canal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 647Cycling route32 km▾
Named routeRef 647Length 32 kmPoint-to-pointNational Cycle Network
Skellingthorpe Road Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doddington RoadCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Birchwood AvenueCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lincoln - Saxilby Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,366 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,366 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +40
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WryneckJynx torquilla2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Badger
Xanthogramma pedissequum · Cercopis vulnerata · Eupteryx florida · Populicerus populi · Migrant Hawker +58
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Eupteryx floridaEupteryx florida2024
- Populicerus populiPopulicerus populi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Scarab ShieldbugThyreocoris scarabaeoides
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Creeping Thistle · Slender Thistle · Great Brome · Honeysuckle +19
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus2024
- Great BromeAnisantha diandra2024
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,366 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Wren +40
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- WryneckJynx torquilla2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Badger
Xanthogramma pedissequum · Cercopis vulnerata · Eupteryx florida · Populicerus populi · Migrant Hawker +58
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
- Eupteryx floridaEupteryx florida2024
- Populicerus populiPopulicerus populi
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Scarab ShieldbugThyreocoris scarabaeoides
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Creeping Thistle · Slender Thistle · Great Brome · Honeysuckle +19
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Slender ThistleCarduus tenuiflorus2024
- Great BromeAnisantha diandra2024
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
- Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens
Metatropis rufescens
Raspberry SpinnerPamphilius hortorumRaspberry SpinnerPamphilius hortorumRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiPipizella virensPipizella virensPipizella virensPipizella virensPlatycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Agrilus cyanescensAgrilus cyanescensAgrilus cyanescensAgrilus cyanescensOtites guttatusOtites guttatusOtites guttatusOtites guttatusRhamphomyia marginataRhamphomyia marginataRhamphomyia marginataRhamphomyia marginataTachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubilaTachypeza nubilaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaRosemary BeetleChrysolina americanaCherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2024Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2024Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2024Bugle TigressAthalia cordata2024Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus2024Dark-winged WeeperDolerus germanicus2024Athous bicolorAthous bicolor2024Athous bicolorAthous bicolor2024Myolepta dubiaMyolepta dubia2024Myolepta dubiaMyolepta dubia2024Pyropterus nigroruberPyropterus nigroruber2024Pyropterus nigroruberPyropterus nigroruber2024Blue Willow BeetlePhratora vulgatissima2024Blue Willow BeetlePhratora vulgatissima2024Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2024Melangyna compositarum/labiatarumMelangyna compositarum/labiatarum2024AphrodesAphrodes2024AphrodesAphrodes2024Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2024Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus2024Museum BeetleAnthrenus museorum2024Museum BeetleAnthrenus museorum2024Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2024Torpedo SawflyNematus lucidus2024Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2024Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae2024Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2024Ptinomorphus imperialisPtinomorphus imperialis2024Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2024Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris2024Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024Harpalus affinisHarpalus affinis2024Anaspis frontalisAnaspis frontalis2024Anaspis frontalisAnaspis frontalis2024Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2024Raspberry BeetleByturus tomentosus2024Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024Orchesia undulataOrchesia undulata2024Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2024Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2024Lesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralis2024Lesser Haw-borerHoplocampa pectoralis2024Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2024Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris2024Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2024Stilbus testaceusStilbus testaceus2024Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2024Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2024Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2024Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2024Stenocranus minutusStenocranus minutus2024Stenolophus teutonusStenolophus teutonus2024Stenolophus teutonusStenolophus teutonus2024Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius2024Ash Bark BeetleHylesinus varius2024Leiosoma deflexumLeiosoma deflexum2024Leiosoma deflexumLeiosoma deflexum2024AgalliaAgallia2024AgalliaAgallia2024Anthicus angustatusAnthicus angustatus2024Anthicus angustatusAnthicus angustatus2024Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2024Bruchidius variusBruchidius varius2024Flame Plum-borerHoplocampa flava2024Flame Plum-borerHoplocampa flava2024Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2024Pseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostre2024Pseudapion rufirostrePseudapion rufirostre2024Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024Parethelcus pollinariusParethelcus pollinarius2024Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2024Pill BeetleByrrhus pilula2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2024Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Supine Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. resupinatum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2024Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Syntrichia montana var. montanaSyntrichia montana var. montana2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024Small Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia laevipila2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024Silver-mossBryum argenteum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2024Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2024Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024RedshankCeratodon purpureus2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica2024Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2024Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2024Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2024Wall Thread-mossBryum radiculosum2024