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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.92712, -0.77382
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕The Lilypad Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕The Lilypad Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🐄Farm visit
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Zig-zag Elm Sawfly, 7-spot Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 164
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 164Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Water lilies, Burnby Hall gardens, Pocklington
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
31,258 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,258 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Culiseta annulata · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Platycheirus albimanus +2
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,258 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Tawny Owl · Carrion Crow +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
🦌Mammals6 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐝Insects7 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Culiseta annulata · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Platycheirus albimanus +2
- Culiseta annulataCuliseta annulata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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