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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.93058, -1.06962
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, Syrphus +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Dock Beetle, Syrphus +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Autumn Hawkbit, Common Nettle, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map Halfpenny Row public footpath · 23 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 23 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Germany Lane public footpath · 152 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 152 m Surface gravel Path type: footway
Show on map Fulford Mews public footpath · 57 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 57 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 129 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 665 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 665 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Solar System Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
29,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit +49
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Brown Soft-scale · Lagria hirta
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Herb-Robert · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +20
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit +49
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · Brown Soft-scale · Lagria hirta
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025 🌿 Plants 25 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Herb-Robert · Silver-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +20
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025 Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea
Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2025
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2025
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025
Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis2025
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2025
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2025
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2025
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon2025
Cuspidate Earth-moss Tortula acaulon2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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