Crockey Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🌿Foraging🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.91320, -1.04945
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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
- ☕Strawberry Fields cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Strawberry Fields cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
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Foss WalkWalking route▾
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Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
71 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 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
4,136 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,136 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Linnet +40
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Sedge-sawfly · 14-spot Ladybird +30
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Cream-spot Ladybird
Blueish Veilwort · Minute Pouncewort · Common Pincushion · Common Pottia · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss +4
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
- Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Ciliated Fringewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,136 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Linnet +40
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Syrphus · Eristalis pertinax · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Sedge-sawfly · 14-spot Ladybird +30
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
- Cream-spot Ladybird
Blueish Veilwort · Minute Pouncewort · Common Pincushion · Common Pottia · Dwarf Swan-neck Moss +4
- Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
- Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Ciliated Fringewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Calvia quattuordecimguttata
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusMottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatusMottled GrasshopperMyrmeleotettix maculatusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisMystacides longicornisMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaOedemera luridaWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciAgriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurusSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataSlender Ground-hopperTetrix subulataAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaWhite-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipesWhite-sided CleaverAglaostigma fulvipesPtilidium ciliare
Ptilidium ciliare
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeus