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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.74628, -0.87528
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route563 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route545 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Willows along the western edge of Howden Marsh Local Nature Reserve
Photos
Willows along the western edge of Howden Marsh Local Nature Reserve
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
8,294 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,294 records · NBN AtlasMallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Mistle Thrush
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All 17 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Figwort Weevil
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All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
White Dead-nettle · Red Campion · Field Forget-me-not · Dogwood · Daisy
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All 101 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,294 records · NBN AtlasMallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Grey Wagtail · Mistle Thrush
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Pipistrelle Bat species · Common Pipistrelle · Stoat · Grey Squirrel
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Figwort Weevil
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2024
White Dead-nettle · Red Campion · Field Forget-me-not · Dogwood · Daisy
+96 more speciesHide species list
All 101 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Red CampionSilene dioica
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- DogwoodCornus sanguinea
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata2024
Adalia bipunctata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusWestern Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus2024Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2024Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Hazel
Hazel
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana
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DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaSalix babylonicaSalix babylonicaSalix babylonicaSalix babylonicaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaDewberryRubus caesiusDewberryRubus caesiusField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaFalse 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