Greystone Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.02991, -1.02835
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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
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 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
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Trees north of Howard Road
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Wildlife to spot
22,401 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,401 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Bog Bush-cricket · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Neophilaenus lineatus +23
- Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange Ladybird
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Cross-leaved Heath · Heather
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,401 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Mole · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Bog Bush-cricket · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Green Shieldbug · Neophilaenus lineatus +23
- Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange Ladybird
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Cross-leaved Heath · Heather
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Halyzia sedecimguttata
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