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William Wilberforce

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📷 Peter Church · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
✦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

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldfinch and Blackbird
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km

Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Humber Bridge to EasingtonWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Hull Fish TrailWalking route

Fish Trail: Find the fish and explore the beautiful streets of Hull Old Town in the process.

Named routeRef ftRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

126 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

South Holderness Rail TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

36,180 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

36,180 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspring

2026

Goldfinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +36

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

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Plants1 species

winterspring

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

36,180 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winterspring

2026

Goldfinch · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +36

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winterspring

2026

Crescent-cup Liverwort

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Church · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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