Avenue Wood - Woodland
17 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
54.05727, -0.57499
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route807 m▾
Named routeRef 166Length 807 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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2,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,546 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Wren · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Robin +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- American WigeonMareca americana2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Egle minuta · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
- Egle minutaEgle minuta2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,546 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
winterspring
2026▾
Blackbird · Wren · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Robin +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- American WigeonMareca americana2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Syrphus torvus · Egle minuta · Meliscaeva auricollis +11
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
- Egle minutaEgle minuta2025
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
- Scathophaga stercoraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria2025
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