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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › East Riding of Yorkshire Getting here
53.84045, -0.43979
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 192m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 192m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Minster Way Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wilberforce Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Hunsley Circuit Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Local walking route
Show on map Cinder Path public footpath · 179 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 179 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Cinder Path public footpath · 129 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 129 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Cinder Path public footpath · 166 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 166 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 National Byway (Yorkshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 164 (south) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 164 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Humber to Tees Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
26,359 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,359 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025 