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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
53.54666, -0.40102
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Corn Bunting
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Corn Bunting
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Corn Bunting, Blackcap +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Corn Bunting, Blackcap +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Peacock +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Common Fumitory, Sun Spurge +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Grange Farm Lanepublic footpath · 273 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 273 mPath type: unclassified
Somerby Greenpublic footpath · 329 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 329 mPath type: unclassified
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 1Cycling route▾
NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 1Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route259 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 259 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route112 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 112 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,361 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,361 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Great Spotted Woodpecker +46
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- MagpiePica pica2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +1
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2020
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Campion · Sun Spurge · Common Fumitory · Coltsfoot · Ground-ivy +3
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,361 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackcap · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Yellowhammer · Great Spotted Woodpecker +46
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2021
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2020
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- Great TitParus major2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- MagpiePica pica2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2020
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2020
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2020
- JayGarrulus glandarius2020
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2020
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2020
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2020
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Meliscaeva auricollis +1
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2020
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2020
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2020
🌿Plants8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Campion · Sun Spurge · Common Fumitory · Coltsfoot · Ground-ivy +3
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
- Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2020
Harmonia axyridis2020
Lords-and-Ladies
Lords-and-Ladies
Arum maculatum2023
Arum maculatum2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2020