Site of medieval nunnery, post-Dissolution house and gardens
9 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.24446, -0.33585
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Whooper Swan
- ✦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
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Whooper Swan
- ✦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 — Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Lapwing +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW
Free
Birds — Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Lapwing +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell); Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stephen Langton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Boston to Lincoln
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Southrey winter alternativeCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Norwich - Lincoln
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route102 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Part of site of Benedictine Nunnery at Stainfield
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,535 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,535 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Partridge
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Green-veined White · Peacock +27
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Alder Buckthorn
- Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,535 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGrey Partridge
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Small White · Gatekeeper · Large White · Green-veined White · Peacock +27
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- PeacockAglais io2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Alder Buckthorn
- Alder BuckthornFrangula alnus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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