Barkby Thorpe Spinney 2 ha
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52.66894, -1.04543
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, White Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Yorkshire-fog, White Clover +95 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, Yorkshire-fog, White Clover +95 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Ganoderma, Oak Mildew +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Ganoderma, Oak Mildew +3 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
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Named route Ref 48 Length 174 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,231 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,231 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Robin · Starling +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata · Privet Stilt +34
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Oak Mildew · Ganoderma
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides2023 Ganoderma Ganoderma2023 Common Mouse-ear · Perennial Rye-grass · Rough Meadow-grass · Cock's-foot · Creeping Buttercup +36
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023 Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,231 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Robin · Starling +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2023 Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata · Privet Stilt +34
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata Privet Stilt Caloptilia cuculipennella Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Oak Mildew · Ganoderma
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. Oak Mildew Erysiphe alphitoides2023 Ganoderma Ganoderma2023 Common Mouse-ear · Perennial Rye-grass · Rough Meadow-grass · Cock's-foot · Creeping Buttercup +36
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2023 Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2023 Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2023 Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2023 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cream-spot Ladybird
Cream-spot Ladybird
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Blister-gall Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Blister-gall Causer Neuroterus numismalis f. sexual
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Bedeguar Gall Diplolepis rosae
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Oyster Gall Causer Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Knopper Gall Causer Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae
Dasineura rosae Dasineura rosae
Eurygaster Eurygaster
Eurygaster Eurygaster
Currant Gall Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Currant Gall Causer Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual
Curved-leaf Gall Causer Andricus curvator f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Oak-apple Causer Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Xestophanes potentillae Xestophanes potentillae2024
Xestophanes potentillae Xestophanes potentillae2024
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2024
Tropidosteptes pacificus Tropidosteptes pacificus2024
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2024
Woolly Apple Aphid Eriosoma lanigerum2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Narrow-cheeked Clusterfly Pollenia angustigena2023
Narrow-cheeked Clusterfly Pollenia angustigena2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2023
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2023
Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita Polymerus (Polymerus) nigrita2023
Sepsis Sepsis2023
Sepsis Sepsis2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2023
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Couch Elymus repens2023
Common Couch Elymus repens2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
White Clover Trifolium repens2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Square-stalked St John's-wort Hypericum tetrapterum
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Ivy Hedera helix2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Cleavers Galium aparine2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2023
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2023
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2023 