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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.74312, -0.86656
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 123m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route563 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route545 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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The Ashes Playing Fields, Howden
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Wildlife to spot
9,712 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,712 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Common Gull · Mallard · Greylag Goose +30
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Volucella inanis · Figwort Weevil +6
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
White Dead-nettle · Red Campion · Field Forget-me-not · Dogwood · Daisy +18
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,712 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Black-headed Gull · Cormorant · Common Gull · Mallard · Greylag Goose +30
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- StoatMustela erminea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Volucella inanis · Figwort Weevil +6
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
White Dead-nettle · Red Campion · Field Forget-me-not · Dogwood · Daisy +18
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- HazelCorylus avellana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Shieldbug
Birch Shieldbug
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2024Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2024Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024NipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus