A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 250m south-east of Vessey Pasture Farm
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.05099, -0.73816
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Tawny Owl
- ✦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
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Tawny Owl
- ✦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 — Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Marbled White, Common Darter +38 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Yellow Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +175 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 route623 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route80 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Wold Field with Vessey Pasture Dale beyond
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin · Linnet +35
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stonechat "hibernans"Saxicola rubicola hibernans2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Frog
Common Knapweed · Dandelion · Tor-grass · Harebell · Common Rock-rose +84
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
- Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,258 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Robin · Linnet +35
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stonechat "hibernans"Saxicola rubicola hibernans2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Frog
Common Knapweed · Dandelion · Tor-grass · Harebell · Common Rock-rose +84
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
- Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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