Broadleaved woodland near Skelton
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.00946, -1.14063
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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 km7 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
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 route429 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Fox +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Willow Bean-galler · Minotaur Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Field Grasshopper +1
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants18 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Pointed Spear-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss +13
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Fox +3
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Willow Bean-galler · Minotaur Beetle · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Violet Ground Beetle · Field Grasshopper +1
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
🌿Plants18 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Pointed Spear-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss +13
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024HedgehogErinaceus europaeus20242024
2024
Crescent-cup Liverwort
Crescent-cup Liverwort
Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareDewberryRubus caesius2025DewberryRubus caesius2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres2024Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres2024Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024CrosswortCruciata laevipes2024HonestyLunaria annua2024HonestyLunaria annua2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2024Events & activities nearby
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