A bowl barrow on Birdsall Wold, between Birdsall Dale and Vessey Pasture Dale
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.04921, -0.74745
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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 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
- 🐦58+ 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, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Marbled White, Large White +70 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Creeping Bent, Meadow Vetchling +230 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
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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View NW to Vessey Pasture from Wolds Way near Thixendale
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Wildlife to spot
1,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Yellowhammer · Blackbird · Linnet · Chaffinch +37
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
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
1,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springautumn
2025▾
Goldfinch · Yellowhammer · Blackbird · Linnet · Chaffinch +37
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
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