Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.79559, -1.04383
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Selby HorseshoeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
61 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
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
A playground, Barlby Road, Barlby
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Biscuit Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Biscuit BeetleStegobium paniceum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Greater Bulb-Fly
Japanese Knotweed · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Biscuit Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Helophilus pendulus +12
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Biscuit BeetleStegobium paniceum
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Greater Bulb-Fly
Japanese Knotweed · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Merodon equestris
Merodon equestris
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaGreen Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridulaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxBombus terrestris subsp. audaxCantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Cantharis lividaCantharis livida2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Events & activities nearby
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