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🦉Wildlife✦Heritage🦅Birds
Dogs welcome
Getting here
54.05763, -0.76620
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route623 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 623 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route80 m▾
Named routeRef 167Length 80 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,207 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,207 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Swallow · House Martin · Red-legged Partridge · Pied Wagtail +30
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Rock DoveColumba livia2017
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2021▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2016
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2016
Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Orange-tip · Brimstone · Small White · Green-veined White +22
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Pointed Spear-moss · Giant Hogweed · Tassel Stonewort · Honesty · Timothy +47
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Tassel StonewortTolypella intricata2017
- HonestyLunaria annua2015
- TimothyPhleum pratense2015
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,207 records · National Biodiversity NetworkSwift · Swallow · House Martin · Red-legged Partridge · Pied Wagtail +30
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2017
- MagpiePica pica2017
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2017
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2017
- RobinErithacus rubecula2017
- Rock DoveColumba livia2017
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2017
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2017
- DunnockPrunella modularis2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2017
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2021▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2019
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2016
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2016
Agapanthia villosoviridescens · Orange-tip · Brimstone · Small White · Green-veined White +22
- Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2018
- Small WhitePieris rapae2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
Pointed Spear-moss · Giant Hogweed · Tassel Stonewort · Honesty · Timothy +47
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Tassel StonewortTolypella intricata2017
- HonestyLunaria annua2015
- TimothyPhleum pratense2015
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2018
2018
Teuchestes fossorTeuchestes fossorTeuchestes fossorTeuchestes fossorMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusMalthodes marginatusAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisRhagonycha nigriventrisGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRed-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicumRed-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicumPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusPoecilusThanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosusThanatophilus rugosusRosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Melinopterus sphacelatusMelinopterus sphacelatus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2019HornetVespa crabro2019HornetVespa crabro2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2017Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum20172015
2015
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2015Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2015Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2015Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2015Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2015Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2015Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2015Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2015Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2015Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2015Lesser BurdockArctium minus2015Lesser BurdockArctium minus2015Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2015GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2015GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2015Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2015Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2015Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2015Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2015Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2015Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2015Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2015Velvet BentAgrostis canina2015Velvet BentAgrostis canina2015Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2015Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2015HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2015HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2015SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2015Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2015Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2015Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2015White CloverTrifolium repens2015White CloverTrifolium repens2015Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2015Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2015AlderAlnus glutinosa2015AlderAlnus glutinosa2015False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2015Wild CherryPrunus avium2015Wild CherryPrunus avium2015CleaversGalium aparine2015CleaversGalium aparine2015Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2015Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2015Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2015MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2015MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2015Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2015HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2015HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2015Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2015Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015Red CloverTrifolium pratense2015Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2015Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2015Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2015Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2015Wild-oatAvena fatua2015Wild-oatAvena fatua2015Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2015White Dead-nettleLamium album2015White Dead-nettleLamium album2015Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2015Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2015DandelionTaraxacum2015DandelionTaraxacum2015Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2015Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2015HawthornCrataegus monogyna2015HawthornCrataegus monogyna2015Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2015Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2015Greater PlantainPlantago major2015Greater PlantainPlantago major2015NipplewortLapsana communis2015NipplewortLapsana communis2015