Taylorhall Field Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.93504, -1.17943
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Westwood Lanepublic footpath · 333 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 333 mPath type: service
Mossy Lanepublic footpath · 556 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 556 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Westwood Lanepublic footpath · 814 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 814 mPath type: unclassified
26 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
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
20,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,434 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare · Hedgehog +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Water Shrew
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2022
🐝Insects49 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Rosemary Beetle · Tansy Beetle · Western Honey Bee +44
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
- Tansy BeetleChrysolina graminis2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants6 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Common Cord-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss +1
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,434 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw +18
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
🦌Mammals8 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare · Hedgehog +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
- Water Shrew
🐸Amphibians5 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2022
🐝Insects49 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Alder Leaf Beetle · Rosemary Beetle · Tansy Beetle · Western Honey Bee +44
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024
- Tansy BeetleChrysolina graminis2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants6 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Common Cord-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss +1
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neomys fodiens2022
Neomys fodiens2022
StoatMustela erminea2022StoatMustela erminea2022Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021Brown RatRattus norvegicus2021December Moth
December Moth
Poecilocampa populi2019
Poecilocampa populi2019
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2019Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019Scarce UmberAgriopis aurantiaria2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2019SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025Water Lily AphidRhopalosiphum nymphaeae2024Water Lily AphidRhopalosiphum nymphaeae2024Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae2024Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae2024Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2024Fannia canicularisFannia canicularis2024Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus2024Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2023Nebria brevicollisNebria brevicollis2023Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2023Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus202316-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202316-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022Water MeasurerHydrometra stagnorum2022Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022Rutpela maculataRutpela maculata2022Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2022Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2022Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022HornetVespa crabro2020HornetVespa crabro2020Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Winter MothOperophtera brumata2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019Merveille du JourGriposia aprilina2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019ChestnutConistra vaccinii2019Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2019Events & activities nearby
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