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Getting here
53.85957, -1.35978
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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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕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
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Large White +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route▾
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route▾
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
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2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +1
- SquirrelSciurus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Mourning Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Tree Bumblebee +10
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
- Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,994 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +46
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer · Hedgehog +1
- SquirrelSciurus2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Common Mourning Bee · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Tree Bumblebee +10
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023
- Common Mourning BeeMelecta albifrons
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
- Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare
Brown Hare
Lepus europaeus2022
Lepus europaeus2022
2025
2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023