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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.99894, -1.38051
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦23+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +20 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +20 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Small White +48 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Redshank +44 more · last seen 2017
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knaresborough RoundWalking route32 km▾
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
Harrogate and Knaresborough Heritage TrailWalking route▾
35 km trail passing many historic buildings and sites. Not waymarked. Easy walking.
Named routeLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Route 636Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 636National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route303 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 303 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route349 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 349 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The KestrelMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,513 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,513 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds23 species
winterspringautumn
2026Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Kestrel · Pintail
+18 more speciesHide species list
All 23 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PintailAnas acuta2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CorncrakeCrex crex2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RuffCalidris pugnax2022
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2015
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2014
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Indet. Deer
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2020Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Small White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
🌿Plants47 species
springsummer
2017Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Redshank · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,513 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds23 species
winterspringautumn
2026Wigeon · Shoveler · Pochard · Kestrel · Pintail
+18 more speciesHide species list
All 23 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PochardAythya ferina2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PintailAnas acuta2022
- MagpiePica pica2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CorncrakeCrex crex2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- RuffCalidris pugnax2022
- GarganeySpatula querquedula2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwiftApus apus2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2017
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2017
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2015
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2014
🦌Mammals9 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Indet. Deer
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2020Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock · Small White · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
🌿Plants47 species
springsummer
2017Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Redshank · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss
+42 more speciesHide species list
All 47 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cervidae2023
Cervidae2023
BadgerMeles meles2021BadgerMeles meles2021SquirrelSciurus2023SquirrelSciurus2023Brown HareLepus europaeus2022Brown HareLepus europaeus2022Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2019Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae2019
Pieris brassicae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Silver YAutographa gamma2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019Purple HairstreakFavonius quercus2019Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2018Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019CinnabarTyria jacobaeae2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Straw DotRivula sericealis2019Narrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena lonicerae2018Narrow-bordered Five-spot BurnetZygaena lonicerae2018HornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroYellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata2019Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2018Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata2018Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2024Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2024Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2024SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019SnoutHypena proboscidalis2019MulleinCucullia verbasci2019MulleinCucullia verbasci2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Blood-veinTimandra comae2018Ghost MothHepialus humuli2018Ghost MothHepialus humuli2018Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2018Chimney SweepOdezia atrata2018Common White WaveCabera pusaria2018Common White WaveCabera pusaria2018Orange UnderwingArchiearis parthenias2018Orange UnderwingArchiearis parthenias2018Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2016Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata2016DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2015Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2014WallLasiommata megera2014WallLasiommata megera2014VapourerOrgyia antiqua2014VapourerOrgyia antiqua2014Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss
Plagiomnium undulatum
Plagiomnium undulatum
Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxFallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallaxCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2016Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaVariable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophyllaCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumFern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisSilver-mossBryum argenteum2016Silver-mossBryum argenteum2016Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2016Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralis2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2016Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesLesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloidesForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCommon Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatumCrisped PincushionUlota crispaCrisped PincushionUlota crispaSwamp Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatumSwamp Silk-mossPlagiothecium denticulatum var. denticulatumBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiBruch's PincushionUlota bruchiiAwl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatumAwl-leaved Earth-mossPleuridium subulatumCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataCommon PincushionDicranoweisia cirrataHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2016Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2016Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2016Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2016Events & activities nearby
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