Broadleaved woodland near Acomb
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.95845, -1.12862
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕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
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
104 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
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Wildlife to spot
16,906 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
16,906 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +21
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
🌿Plants19 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,906 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +21
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Carder Bee +54
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
🌿Plants19 species
winterspring
2026▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Cuckoo-Spit Insect
Philaenus spumarius2025
Philaenus spumarius2025
Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Siphoninus phillyreaeSiphoninus phillyreae2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Ivy BeeColletes hederae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioBrevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicaeBrown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum2025Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2025Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2025Cinquefoil Mining SawflyFenella nigrita2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025SepsisSepsis2025SepsisSepsis2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Silba fumosaSilba fumosa2025Silba fumosaSilba fumosa2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Cheilosia proximaCheilosia proxima2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Ringed TigressAthalia circularis2025Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2025Clover SawflyTenthredo arcuata2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Scaeva seleniticaScaeva selenitica2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Cheilosia scutellataCheilosia scutellata2025Myospila meditabundaMyospila meditabunda2025Myospila meditabundaMyospila meditabunda2025Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2025Sarcophaga carnariaSarcophaga carnaria2025Phaonia perditaPhaonia perdita2025Phaonia perditaPhaonia perdita2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025DewberryRubus caesius2025DewberryRubus caesius2025Events & activities nearby
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