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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › East Riding of Yorkshire Getting here
54.05096, -0.59901
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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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Hogweed, Hawthorn +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Jackdaw, Pheasant +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Red-legged Partridge, Jackdaw, Pheasant +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ruddy Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +109 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Ruddy Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter +109 more · last seen 2023
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Perennial Rye-grass, Common Sorrel +189 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Yarrow, Perennial Rye-grass, Common Sorrel +189 more · last seen 2018
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Yorkshire Wolds Way Walking route 127 km ▾
Named route Length 127 km National walking route
Show on map Chalkland Way Walking route 59 km ▾
Named route Ref N28 Length 59 km Regional walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 166 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Yorkshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 332 m ▾
Named route Ref 166 Length 332 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3 km ▾
Named route Ref 166 Length 3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 166 Length 2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,149 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red-legged Partridge · Jackdaw · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Blackbird +38
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly +5
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,149 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Red-legged Partridge · Jackdaw · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Blackbird +38
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Coal Tit Periparus ater Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Linnet Linaria cannabina Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles2022 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022 Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter · Broad-bodied Chaser · Ruddy Darter · Azure Damselfly +5
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens
Tiger Cranefly Nephrotoma flavescens
Empis livida Empis livida2022
Empis livida Empis livida2022 