Green Balk - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.91991, -1.15914
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 108m away — 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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 108m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 665
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
74 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
25,157 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,157 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Wood Mouse
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis · Platycheirus albimanus +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- EristalisEristalis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Cord-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,157 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +23
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Wood Mouse
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects11 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis · Platycheirus albimanus +6
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- EristalisEristalis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants3 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Common Cord-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Apion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumApion frumentariumTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025