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
54.05170, -0.74867
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ 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
- 🐦59+ 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 +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Kestrel, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Marbled White, Large White +67 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Creeping Bent, Common Sorrel +234 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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Wolds near Vessey Pasture
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Wildlife to spot
1,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,387 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Kestrel · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Linnet +41
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stonechat "hibernans"Saxicola rubicola hibernans2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
Mole · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
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
1,387 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumn
2025▾
Yellowhammer · Kestrel · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Linnet +41
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Garrulus glandarius rufitergumGarrulus glandarius rufitergum2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Stonechat "hibernans"Saxicola rubicola hibernans2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2018
Mole · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
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 rugosus2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2021Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019HornetVespa crabro2019HornetVespa crabro2019