A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 475m north-west of Vessey Pasture Farm, incorporating part of a linear boundary
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.05591, -0.74651
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Kestrel
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Kestrel
- ✦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 — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Small Copper, Meadow Brown +66 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Creeping Bent, Tufted Hair-grass +182 more · last seen 2024
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
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 167Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Farm track, Vessey Pasture
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Wildlife to spot
958 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Linnet +41
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- 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
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Darter · Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Rhinoceros Beetle · Common Hawker · Azure Damselfly +16
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Giant Hogweed · Eyebright
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- EyebrightEuphrasia2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
958 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Kestrel · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Linnet +41
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2018
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- 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
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2023▾
Common Darter · Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Rhinoceros Beetle · Common Hawker · Azure Damselfly +16
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022
- Common HawkerAeshna juncea2021
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2021
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Giant Hogweed · Eyebright
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- EyebrightEuphrasia2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Teuchestes fossor
Teuchestes fossor
Teuchestes fossor2022
Teuchestes fossor2022
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2022Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2022Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2022Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris2022Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2022Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2022Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2022Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2022PoecilusPoecilus2022PoecilusPoecilus2022Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2022Thanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosus2022Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019HornetVespa crabro2019HornetVespa crabro2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018