Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.95290, -1.13071
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Starling and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Green Shieldbug +194 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
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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Wildlife to spot
14,646 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,646 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Blackbird +19
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- 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
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +60
- 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
14,646 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Blackbird +19
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- 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
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals6 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Hairy Shieldbug +60
- 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
Raspberry
Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Rubus idaeus
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025Intermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montana2025Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2025