Site of Swine Cistercian nunnery 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › East Riding of Yorkshire Getting here
53.80636, -0.28254
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Barn Owl +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Barn Owl +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket, Migrant Hawker +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket, Migrant Hawker +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wilberforce Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Hull to Hornsea Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TPT National Cycle Network
Show on map Hornsea Rail Trail Cycling route ▾
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map Photos Abbey Garths, Swine, Yorkshire
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Wildlife to spot
3,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Kestrel · Peregrine · Chaffinch +33
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Slender Ground-hopper · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Brown Hawker · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Kestrel · Peregrine · Chaffinch +33
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Slender Ground-hopper · Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Brown Hawker · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Schoenomyza litorella Schoenomyza litorella Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pea-leaf Weevil
Pea-leaf Weevil
Sitona lineatus
Sitona lineatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus manicatus Platycheirus manicatus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus 