Ampleforth College Golf Course
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.18157, -1.06965
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 294m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Nuthatch and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 294m away
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Nuthatch, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Shining Crane's-bill +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
View of Ampleforth Abbey & College from end of Driveway
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
7,861 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,861 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Crossbill · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +45
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Field Vole
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +10
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue Damselfly
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,861 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Crossbill · Nuthatch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +45
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RavenCorvus corax
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
Field Vole
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter +10
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue Damselfly
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEvents & activities nearby
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