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St Mary's Church

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

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 +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Barn Owl +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Orange-tip +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Orange-tip +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway (Yorkshire)

Varies

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Hull to HornseaWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

Hornsea Rail TrailCycling route

Named route

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

3,933 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,933 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Kestrel · Peregrine · Chaffinch +34

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · House-fly · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
House-flyMusca domestica
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,933 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Kestrel · Peregrine · Chaffinch +34

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TwiteLinaria flavirostris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2025

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis · House-fly · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis
House-flyMusca domestica
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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