A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, 750m east of Aldro Farm
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.05483, -0.75452
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Linnet
- ✦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
- 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Linnet
- ✦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, Linnet, Skylark +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Linnet, Skylark +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Large White, Dingy Skipper +64 more · last seen 2022
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Creeping Bent, Pointed Spear-moss +186 more · last seen 2026
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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
934 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
934 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Linnet · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Goldfinch +40
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Rhinoceros Beetle · Teuchestes fossor · Malthodes marginatus · Alder Leaf Beetle +14
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Teuchestes fossorTeuchestes fossor
- Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris
🌿Plants3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Pointed Spear-moss · Giant Hogweed · Eyebright
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
934 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Linnet · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Goldfinch +40
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2018
Mole · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Rhinoceros Beetle · Teuchestes fossor · Malthodes marginatus · Alder Leaf Beetle +14
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Teuchestes fossorTeuchestes fossor
- Malthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatus
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Rhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventris
🌿Plants3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Pointed Spear-moss · Giant Hogweed · Eyebright
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- EyebrightEuphrasia2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Nettle Weevil
Green Nettle Weevil
Phyllobius pomaceus
Phyllobius pomaceus
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansRed-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicumRed-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicumPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusThanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosusRosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019HornetVespa crabro2019HornetVespa crabro2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018