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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.56739, -0.39891
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap
- ✦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
- 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Blackcap
- ✦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 — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Anaspis maculata +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 1
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Potts Closepublic footpath · 107 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 107 mPath type: residential
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
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Wildlife to spot
2,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Yellowhammer +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Great TitParus major2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2020
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2023▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Frog
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Demetrias atricapillus · Anaspis maculata · Gorse Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug +26
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2021
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2021
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Yellowhammer +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- RookCorvus frugilegus2021
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2021
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2021
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Common GullLarus canus2021
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2021
- Great TitParus major2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2020
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2020
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2020
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2020
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2023▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Frog
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Demetrias atricapillus · Anaspis maculata · Gorse Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug +26
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2021
- Anaspis maculataAnaspis maculata2021
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis2021
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeSummer ChaferAmphimallon solstitialeCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaHouse WindowflyScenopinus fenestralis2023House WindowflyScenopinus fenestralis2023Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2022Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2022Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2021Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20217-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2021Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2021Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus202110-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202110-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2021Curculio villosusCurculio villosus2021Curculio villosusCurculio villosus2021Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2021Andrion regensteinenseAndrion regensteinense2021Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2021Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2021Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2021Clay-coloured WeevilOtiorhynchus singularis2021Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2021Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2021Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2021Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202114-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2021Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2021Anaspis fasciataAnaspis fasciata2021Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2021Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2021Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2021Xylocleptes bispinusXylocleptes bispinus2021Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2021Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2021Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2021Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus2021