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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome97 ha
Getting here
53.98482, -1.08269
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 201m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 201m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Haxby Roadpublic footpath · 126 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 126 mSurface asphaltPath type: tertiary
99 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 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Track beside the railway on Bootham Stray
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
38,926 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,926 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +29
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Liverwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss +52
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,926 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin +29
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Liverwort · Silky Wall Feather-moss +52
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Events & activities nearby
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