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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.95498, -1.13115
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tea on the Green — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tea on the Green — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +159 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Feather-moss +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
109 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
17,456 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,456 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +21
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +56
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss +13
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,456 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan +21
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
🦌Mammals5 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +56
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss +13
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioBrown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum2025Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2025Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Silba fumosaSilba fumosa2025Silba fumosaSilba fumosa2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2025Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Myospila meditabundaMyospila meditabunda2025Myospila meditabundaMyospila meditabunda2025Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2025Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2025Phaonia perditaPhaonia perdita2025Phaonia perditaPhaonia perdita2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Raspberry
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Rubus idaeus
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025