Plan your visit
✦ Heritage🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Dogs welcome 205 ha
Getting here
54.02044, -1.37261
Open directionsv Allerton Castle, also known as Allerton Park, is a Grade I listed nineteenth-century Gothic or Victorian Gothic house at Allerton Mauleverer in North Yorkshire, England. It was rebuilt by architect George Martin, of Baker Street, London in 1843–53.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade II listed park and garden c. 1848
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Magpie ✦ 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
🐦 14+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Magpie ✦ 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 ✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Allerton Park; Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Magpie, Pheasant +11 more · last seen 2025; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +20 more · last seen 2019; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Mammals — Rabbit, Badger, Red Fox +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Knaresborough Round Walking route 32 km ▾
Named route Length 32 km Local walking route
Show on map Yorevision Walking route ▾
Yorevision Walking route ▾
Allerton Lane public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN Cycle Route 688 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 688 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 753 m ▾
Named route Ref 688 Length 753 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 688 Length 7.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 688 Length 5.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Kestrel Mountain bike route ▾
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Allerton Lane bridleway · 149 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 149 m Path type: service
Show on map Allerton Lane bridleway · 175 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 175 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos The Temple at Allerton Park
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Wildlife to spot
2,236 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,236 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Magpie · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Lapwing +9
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Squirrel · Indet. Deer +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Squirrel Sciurus2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae2023 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Peacock · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White +18
Peacock Aglais io Green-veined White Pieris napi Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Silver Y Autographa gamma Cut-leaved Teasel · Himalayan Balsam · American Willowherb · Parsley-piert · Corylus avellana x maxima +5
Cut-leaved Teasel Dipsacus laciniatus2018 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2018 Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis2018 Corylus avellana x maxima Corylus avellana x maxima2018 Hoary Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,236 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Magpie · Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Lapwing +9
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Blackbird Turdus merula2020 Swallow Hirundo rustica2018 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius2021 Greylag Goose Anser anser2021 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2020 Barn Owl Tyto alba2020 🦌 Mammals 10 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Badger · Red Fox · Squirrel · Indet. Deer +5
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2023 Badger Meles meles2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Squirrel Sciurus2023 Indet. Deer Cervidae2023 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring summer
2021 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Peacock · Green-veined White · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White +18
Peacock Aglais io Green-veined White Pieris napi Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Small White Pieris rapae Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus Silver Y Autographa gamma Cut-leaved Teasel · Himalayan Balsam · American Willowherb · Parsley-piert · Corylus avellana x maxima +5
Cut-leaved Teasel Dipsacus laciniatus2018 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera American Willowherb Epilobium ciliatum2018 Parsley-piert Aphanes arvensis2018 Corylus avellana x maxima Corylus avellana x maxima2018 Hoary Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole
Mole
Talpa europaea
Talpa europaea
Lepus Lepus2022
Lepus Lepus2022
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2020
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2019
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brown Argus Aricia agestis
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus
Comma Polygonia c-album
Comma Polygonia c-album
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Wall Lasiommata megera2018
Wall Lasiommata megera2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018 Epilobium parviflorum2018
Epilobium parviflorum2018
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2018
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2018
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum2018
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum2018
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2018
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2018
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2018
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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