A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West Farm
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.15785, -0.63736
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +42 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Rock-rose, Field Forget-me-not, Common Mallow +271 more · last seen 2017
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Yorkshire Wolds Way; Named hiking route nearby: Yorkshire Wolds Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route417 m▾
Named routeRef 166Length 417 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route735 m▾
Named routeRef 166Length 735 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Knapton Wold Roadbridleway · 578 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 578 mPath type: service
Knapton Wold Roadbridleway · 500 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 500 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Knapton Wold Roadbridleway · 32 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 32 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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A cross dyke on Knapton Wolds
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,893 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,893 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Wren +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2023
- Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Feral Sheep · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Feral SheepOvis aries
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax · Migrant Hawker +25
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Harlequin Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,893 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Rook · Wren +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus2023
- Parus major newtoniParus major newtoni2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Feral Sheep · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Feral SheepOvis aries
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis tenax · Migrant Hawker +25
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Harlequin Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2022
Harmonia axyridis2022
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2022Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2022Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2022Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globuliferDicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2022Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globuliferDicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2022Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2022Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemiPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) chrysanthemi2022Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2022Brown Heath RobberflyMachimus cingulatus2022Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2022Megalonotus praetextatusMegalonotus praetextatus2022Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2022Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2022Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2022Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2022Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2022Leptopterna ferrugataLeptopterna ferrugata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2022Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2022Coremacera marginataCoremacera marginata2022Arenocoris falleniArenocoris falleni2022Arenocoris falleniArenocoris falleni2022Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2022Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2022Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2022Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2022Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2022Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2022Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2022Broad DamselbugNabis (Nabicula) flavomarginatus2022Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2022Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2022Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2022Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2022Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens2022Events & activities nearby
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