Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.92910, -1.01787
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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
- 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +91 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Syrphus +75 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Blueish Veilwort, Silver-moss +20 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Photos
22 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
Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusMottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatusMottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaCommon Sedge-sawflySelandria servaSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaBlack ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Lagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataLimnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornisMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciAgriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurusWater ScorpionNepa cinereaWater ScorpionNepa cinereaCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriWhite-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipesWhite-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipesUlopa reticulataUlopa reticulataUlopa reticulataUlopa reticulataEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligansGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2024Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2024Pterostichus oblongopunctatusPterostichus oblongopunctatus2024Pterostichus oblongopunctatusPterostichus oblongopunctatus2024Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024Ctenicera cupreaCtenicera cuprea2024Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2024Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae2024Small Heather WeevilMicrelus ericae2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2024Cis castaneusCis castaneus2024Cis castaneusCis castaneus2024Formica lemaniFormica lemani2024Formica lemaniFormica lemani2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2024Salpingus planirostrisSalpingus planirostris2024Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2024Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2024Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2024Trichostegia minorTrichostegia minor2024Trichostegia minorTrichostegia minor2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Empis lividaEmpis livida2024Empis lividaEmpis livida2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2024Epistrophe nitidicollisEpistrophe nitidicollis2024Epistrophe nitidicollisEpistrophe nitidicollis2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Micropeza corrigiolataMicropeza corrigiolata2024Micropeza corrigiolataMicropeza corrigiolata2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2024Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2024Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Red-belted CleaverAglaostigma aucupariae2024Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa2024Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2023Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus2023Campylopus introflexus
Campylopus introflexus
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaMinute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissimaDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisDwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformisCommon PottiaTortula truncataCommon PottiaTortula truncataCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareCiliated FringewortPtilidium ciliareMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumCrisped PincushionUlota crispaCrisped PincushionUlota crispaElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiMamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoiBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumEvents & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
