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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.75992, -0.81249
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Nature reserve; Birds — Swift, Mallard, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Swift, Mallard, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
18 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 route693 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 693 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Spenwood Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Photos
Eastrington Ponds Local Nature Reserve
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,655 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Swift · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Coot +39
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
- TealAnas crecca2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Common TernSterna hirundo2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐝Insects63 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Rowan Sawyer +58
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
- Rowan SawyerPristiphora geniculata2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,655 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Swift · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Coot +39
- SwiftApus apus2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2022
- TealAnas crecca2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2019
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2018
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2019
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- Common TernSterna hirundo2018
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2018
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2018
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2018
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2018
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
🐝Insects63 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Rowan Sawyer +58
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2023
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023
- Rowan SawyerPristiphora geniculata2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Oak Mining SawflyProfenusa pygmaea2024Protoclythia modestaProtoclythia modesta2024Protoclythia modestaProtoclythia modesta2024Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea2024Mycophaga testaceaMycophaga testacea2024Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2024Eccoptomera obscuraEccoptomera obscura2024Eccoptomera obscuraEccoptomera obscura2024Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2024Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2024Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2024Platypeza consobrinaPlatypeza consobrina2024Platypeza consobrinaPlatypeza consobrina2024Suillia fuscicornisSuillia fuscicornis2024Suillia fuscicornisSuillia fuscicornis2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2023Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023ConocephalusConocephalus2023ConocephalusConocephalus2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Conops flavipesConops flavipes2023Conops flavipesConops flavipes2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus2023Celery Leaf BeetlePhaedon tumidulus202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202310-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2023Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2023Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2023Twin-lobed DeerflyChrysops relictus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2023Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Large WhitePieris brassicae2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20197-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2018Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2018Brindled GreenDryobotodes eremita2018Riband WaveIdaea aversata2018Riband WaveIdaea aversata2018FlameAxylia putris2018FlameAxylia putris2018Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2018Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2018SallowCirrhia icteritia2018SallowCirrhia icteritia2018Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2018Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2018Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2018Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata2018Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2018Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria2018SnoutHypena proboscidalis2018SnoutHypena proboscidalis2018HornetVespa crabro2018HornetVespa crabro2018Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2018Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2018Events & activities nearby
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