Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha
Getting here
53.75128, -1.04534
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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
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Selby HorseshoeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
67 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
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route70 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
7,880 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,880 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2025Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Large White · Small White · Comma · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White
+14 more speciesHide species list
All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,880 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin
+40 more speciesHide species list
All 45 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TealAnas crecca
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CootFulica atra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummer
2025Roe Deer · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole
Large White · Small White · Comma · Speckled Wood · Green-veined White
+14 more speciesHide species list
All 19 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Brown
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina2024
Maniola jurtina2024
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniSmall CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAnaspis maculataAedes cantansAedes cantansAedes cantansAedes cantansElder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuciElder AphidAphis (Aphis) sambuciHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRed AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024