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Damhill Wood

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great White Egret and Cattle Egret
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great White Egret and Cattle Egret
🍄Mushroom 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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +41 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +41 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Spiky Bog-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +18 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Spiky Bog-moss, Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Penny Bun, Blushing Wood Mushroom, Mallrug, Mallryg +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

Orbital RouteCycling route

Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route110 m

Named routeRef 66Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,540 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,540 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspring

2025

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow +67

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
CuckooCuculus canorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CraneGrus grus
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LapwingVanellus vanellus

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +3

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +7

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa
Sacchiphantes viridisSacchiphantes viridis
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Minute Cypress ScaleCarulaspis minima

🍄

Fungi44 species

autumn

2025

Penny Bun · Ganoderma adspersum · Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap +39

Penny BunBoletus edulis
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Bay BoleteImleria badia
Melastiza contortaMelastiza contorta
Bonfire ScalycapPholiota highlandensis
Plicaria trachycarpaPlicaria trachycarpa
Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosaMycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Spectacular RustgillGymnopilus junonius
Small StagshornCalocera cornea
Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva
Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus
Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
Rosy SpikeGomphidius roseus
Grey PuffballBovista plumbea
Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium
Conifercone CapBaeospora myosura
Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans
Blushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticus
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Earpick FungusAuriscalpium vulgare
Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens
Entoloma rusticoidesEntoloma rusticoides
Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Club FootAmpulloclitocybe clavipes
Bitter PoisonpieHebeloma sinapizans
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Spindle ToughshankGymnopus fusipes
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia
Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
Stropharia cyaneaStropharia cyanea
Clitocybe agrestisClitocybe agrestis
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Velvet BoleteSuillus variegatus
The PrinceAgaricus augustus
Bog BoleteLeccinum schistophilum
Yellow Swamp BrittlegillRussula claroflava
Gorse Cramp BallsDaldinia vernicosa
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus

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Plants21 species

spring

2026

Spiky Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Floating Crystalwort · Cleavers +16

Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Floating CrystalwortRiccia fluitans2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2025
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2025
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025
Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,540 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspring

2025

Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Blackbird · Wren · Carrion Crow +67

Great White EgretArdea alba
Cattle EgretArdea ibis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BuzzardButeo buteo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
JayGarrulus glandarius
Greylag GooseAnser anser
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
CuckooCuculus canorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SnipeGallinago gallinago
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TealAnas crecca
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
CraneGrus grus
SwiftApus apus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
LapwingVanellus vanellus

🦌

Mammals8 species

winterspring

2026

Roe Deer · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +3

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
BadgerMeles meles2025
Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐝

Insects12 species

spring

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +7

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Rhagonycha lignosaRhagonycha lignosa
Sacchiphantes viridisSacchiphantes viridis
Common Ground-hopperTetrix undulata
Agonum marginatumAgonum marginatum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Minute Cypress ScaleCarulaspis minima

🍄

Fungi44 species

autumn

2025

Penny Bun · Ganoderma adspersum · Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap +39

Penny BunBoletus edulis
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Bay BoleteImleria badia
Melastiza contortaMelastiza contorta
Bonfire ScalycapPholiota highlandensis
Plicaria trachycarpaPlicaria trachycarpa
Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosaMycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa
SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Spectacular RustgillGymnopilus junonius
Small StagshornCalocera cornea
Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva
Frosty WebcapCortinarius hemitrichus
Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Amanita citrinaAmanita citrina
Rosy SpikeGomphidius roseus
Grey PuffballBovista plumbea
Wood PinkgillEntoloma rhodopolium
Conifercone CapBaeospora myosura
Common RustgillGymnopilus penetrans
Blushing Wood MushroomAgaricus sylvaticus
Mallrug, MallrygClaviceps purpurea
Earpick FungusAuriscalpium vulgare
Earthy PowdercapCystoderma amianthinum
Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens
Entoloma rusticoidesEntoloma rusticoides
Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus
Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Club FootAmpulloclitocybe clavipes
Bitter PoisonpieHebeloma sinapizans
Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria
Spindle ToughshankGymnopus fusipes
Orange Peel FungusAleuria aurantia
Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme
Stropharia cyaneaStropharia cyanea
Clitocybe agrestisClitocybe agrestis
Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
Velvet BoleteSuillus variegatus
The PrinceAgaricus augustus
Bog BoleteLeccinum schistophilum
Yellow Swamp BrittlegillRussula claroflava
Gorse Cramp BallsDaldinia vernicosa
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus

🌿

Plants21 species

spring

2026

Spiky Bog-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Floating Crystalwort · Cleavers +16

Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Floating CrystalwortRiccia fluitans2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Heath Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza maculata2025
Bog PimpernelLysimachia tenella2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium2025
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025
Marsh St John's-wortHypericum elodes2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
Tubular Water-dropwortOenanthe fistulosa2025
Marsh CinquefoilComarum palustre2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2025
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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