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ALDBY PARK

42 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Dogs welcome42 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Blackbird
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Rook, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +84 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Green Sawfly +120 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Grade II* listed building: ALDBY PARK; Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Striated Feather-moss +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Named route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.6 km
Named routeRef 66Length 7.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route219 m
Named routeRef 66Length 219 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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