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📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.96466, -1.10543

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Barnabas Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕The Barnabas Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Rock Dove +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Rock Dove +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Springy Turf-moss +125 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Springy Turf-moss +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Centenary WayWalking route134 km

Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Foss WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 665Cycling route

Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 658Cycling route

Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network

Solar System RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

winter

2026

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Grey Heron +12

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Norellia spinipes · Scathophaga stercoraria +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae

🌿

Plants71 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Springy Turf-moss · Herb-Robert · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +66

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
IvyHedera helix
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
HollyIlex aquifolium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
CleaversGalium aparine
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
HazelCorylus avellana
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata
YewTaxus baccata
Common ChickweedStellaria media
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,118 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds17 species

winter

2026

Great Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Grey Heron +12

Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Norellia spinipes · Scathophaga stercoraria +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae

🌿

Plants71 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Springy Turf-moss · Herb-Robert · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +66

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
IvyHedera helix
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
HollyIlex aquifolium
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
CleaversGalium aparine
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
FirethornPyracantha coccinea
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
HazelCorylus avellana
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
LungwortPulmonaria officinalis
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Pale Pink-sorrelOxalis incarnata
YewTaxus baccata
Common ChickweedStellaria media
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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