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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.76551, -0.60963
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Greylag Goose and Swift
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Greylag Goose, Swift, Kestrel +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Greylag Goose, Swift, Kestrel +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Common Darter, Azure Damselfly +164 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km▾
Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedloose
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,467 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,467 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Swift · Dunnock · Blackbird +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Field Vole · Rabbit +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Syrphus +52
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
🌿Plants28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Reed · Alder · Bramble · Bulrush · Gorse +23
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- Groundsel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,467 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Swift · Dunnock · Blackbird +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Field Vole · Rabbit +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2023
Azure Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Syrphus +52
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
🌿Plants28 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Reed · Alder · Bramble · Bulrush · Gorse +23
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- GorseUlex europaeus
- Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida
- Groundsel
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareWater LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2024Water LadybirdAnisosticta novemdecimpunctata2024Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2024Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2024Larinus carlinaeLarinus carlinae2024Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2024Dalopius marginatusDalopius marginatus2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2024Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2024Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024Muscina stabulansMuscina stabulans2024Muscina stabulansMuscina stabulans2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2024Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2024HornetVespa crabro2023HornetVespa crabro2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2023Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2023Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2023Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2023Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2023Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2023Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2023Gymnocheta viridisGymnocheta viridis2023Gymnocheta viridisGymnocheta viridis2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2023Demetrias imperialisDemetrias imperialis2023Demetrias imperialisDemetrias imperialis2023Senecio vulgaris2024
Senecio vulgaris2024
WillowherbEpilobium2024WillowherbEpilobium2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023RaspberryRubus idaeus2023Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2023Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2023Taxus baccata f. baccataTaxus baccata f. baccata2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2023IvyHedera helix2023IvyHedera helix2023Ulmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabra2023Ulmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabra2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2023Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha2023Events & activities nearby
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