Beck Wood - Conifer woodland
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦋Insects🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
54.04109, -1.01015
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
- 🌿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 · 5 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
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Wildlife to spot
26,194 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,194 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TealAnas crecca
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
🦌Mammals4 species
summerwinter
2025▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Bog Bush-cricket · Ruddy Darter · Black Darter +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil +2
- 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
26,194 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Starling +47
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TealAnas crecca
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
🦌Mammals4 species
summerwinter
2025▾
American Mink · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
- American MinkNeovison vison
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects22 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Bog Bush-cricket · Ruddy Darter · Black Darter +17
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Bog Bush-cricketMetrioptera brachyptera2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Black DarterSympetrum danae2025
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil +2
- 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 neesiana2025