Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.96919, -1.08043
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Chocolate & Co — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rock Dove
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Chocolate & Co — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Grove Terrace Lanepublic footpath · 67 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 67 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Grove Terrace Lanepublic footpath · 115 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
120 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
39,922 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
39,922 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Canada Goose · Great Tit · Greylag Goose · Mallard +7
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · Norellia spinipes +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Herb-Robert · Butterfly-bush +67
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
39,922 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Canada Goose · Great Tit · Greylag Goose · Mallard +7
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · Norellia spinipes +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Herb-Robert · Butterfly-bush +67
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Crescent-cup Liverwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
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