A bowl barrow on Birdsall Brow, 600m north-east of Toisland Farm
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.06280, -0.72441
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Peregrine
- ✦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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Peregrine
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Yellowhammer +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Peregrine, Yellowhammer +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +122 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn +88 more · last seen 2022
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route332 m▾
Named routeRef 166Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route623 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Toisland Farm on top of Birdsall Brow
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Wildlife to spot
2,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Peregrine · Linnet · Goldfinch · Yellowhammer +25
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Rhinoceros Beetle
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Cleavers · Creeping Thistle +29
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
- CleaversGalium aparine2021
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Peregrine · Linnet · Goldfinch · Yellowhammer +25
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WigeonMareca penelope2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Mole · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Rhinoceros Beetle
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Cleavers · Creeping Thistle +29
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021
- CleaversGalium aparine2021
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021Curled DockRumex crispus2021BetonyBetonica officinalis2020BetonyBetonica officinalis2020Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021NipplewortLapsana communis2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021CrosswortCruciata laevipes2021Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa var. succisifolia2021Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa var. succisifolia2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021CharlockSinapis arvensis2021CharlockSinapis arvensis2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021Tufted VetchVicia cracca2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2021EyebrightEuphrasiaEyebrightEuphrasiaGreater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2021Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2021Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021AshFraxinus excelsior2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021Common RestharrowOnonis repens2021Common RestharrowOnonis repens2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis var. stonestreetii2021Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis var. stonestreetii2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021