Site of the medieval settlement of Kirby
3 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.14076, -1.07279
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser +21 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ground-ivy, Lords-and-Ladies, Red Campion +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Grafton WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route525 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 525 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 50Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.9 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 7.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Site of medieval village of Kirby
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Wildlife to spot
7,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,315 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Wren · Woodpigeon +37
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Ground-ivy · Lords-and-Ladies · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Spindle +15
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,315 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swift · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Wren · Woodpigeon +37
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2022▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🌿Plants20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Ground-ivy · Lords-and-Ladies · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Spindle +15
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2023Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2023Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2023Field-roseRosa arvensis2023Field-roseRosa arvensis2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023HonestyLunaria annua2023HonestyLunaria annua2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023RamsonsAllium ursinum2023