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Getting here
53.99774, -0.82298
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 102m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 102m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Broad-leaved Dock, Prickly Sow-thistle +152 more · last seen 2019
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Marsh Horsefly, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Speckled Wood +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
White Rose WayWalking route▾
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route70 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 70 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.6 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 7.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
731 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Shoveler · Woodpigeon +42
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2015
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2014
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2014
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2014
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2022▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2017
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Marsh Horsefly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Speckled Wood · Six-spot Burnet · Small Tortoiseshell +2
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2017
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
Giant Hogweed · Ragged-Robin · Adder's-tongue · Pepper-saxifrage · Saw-wort +50
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2018
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus
- Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
731 records · National Biodiversity NetworkYellowhammer · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Shoveler · Woodpigeon +42
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- MerlinFalco columbarius2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2021
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2017
- CuckooCuculus canorus2016
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2015
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2014
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2014
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2014
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2014
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummerautumn
2022▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles2017
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2017
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Marsh Horsefly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Speckled Wood · Six-spot Burnet · Small Tortoiseshell +2
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018
- Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2017
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
Giant Hogweed · Ragged-Robin · Adder's-tongue · Pepper-saxifrage · Saw-wort +50
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2018
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
- Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus
- Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock
Peacock
Aglais io2014
Aglais io2014
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014Bluebell
Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Hyacinthoides non-scripta2017
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2014GroundselSenecio vulgaris2014Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2014Dwarf SpurgeEuphorbia exigua2014Field PansyViola arvensis2014Field PansyViola arvensis2014Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2014Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2014Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2014Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2014Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2014Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2014Wild-oatAvena fatua2014Wild-oatAvena fatua2014Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2014Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2014Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2014Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2014Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2014Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2014RedshankPersicaria maculosa2014RedshankPersicaria maculosa2014Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2014Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2014Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2014Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2014Greater PlantainPlantago major2014Greater PlantainPlantago major2014Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2014Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2014Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2014Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2014Common ChickweedStellaria media2014Common ChickweedStellaria media2014Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2014Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2014Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2014Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2014Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2014Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2014Fat-henChenopodium album2014Fat-henChenopodium album2014Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2014Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2014PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2014PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2014Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2014Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2014Lesser BurdockArctium minus2014Lesser BurdockArctium minus2014Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2014Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2014Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2014Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2014Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2014Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2014DandelionTaraxacum2014DandelionTaraxacum2014Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2014NipplewortLapsana communis2014NipplewortLapsana communis2014Rye BromeBromus secalinus2014Rye BromeBromus secalinus2014Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2014Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2014Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2014Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2014Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2014Cut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridum2014Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2014Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2014Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2014Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2014American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2014American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2014HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2014HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2014KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2014KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2014CleaversGalium aparine2014CleaversGalium aparine2014Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2014Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2014Common NettleUrtica dioica2014Common NettleUrtica dioica2014Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2014Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2014Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2014Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2014Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2014Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2014Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2014Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2014CharlockSinapis arvensis2014CharlockSinapis arvensis2014