Greystone Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.03241, -1.01844
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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
- 🐕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
- 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
- 🐕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
🐴Horse riding🚴Cycling trails
🦅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
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Cycling trails listed
Varies
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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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Birch trees on Strensall Common
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Wildlife to spot
26,383 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,383 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +41
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Bog Bush-cricket · Black Darter +24
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2025
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
🌿Plants11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil +6
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,383 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +41
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Bog Bush-cricket · Black Darter +24
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2025
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
🌿Plants11 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil +6
- Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata2025
- Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2025
- TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acid Frillwort
Acid Frillwort
Fossombronia wondraczekii2025
Fossombronia wondraczekii2025
Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2025Nees' PelliaPellia neesiana2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2025Heath RushJuncus squarrosus2025Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2025Bog PondweedPotamogeton polygonifolius2025Events & activities nearby
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