Ethel Ward Memorial Playing Field
Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🦅Birds
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
54.01440, -1.07002
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Playing field
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Green Dock Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Landing Lanepublic footpath · 332 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 332 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Landing Lanepublic footpath · 106 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Landing Lanepublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mSurface concretePath type: service
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National 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 route668 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 668 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route470 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 470 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Ethel Ward Memorial Playing Field - York Road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
65,842 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
65,842 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · American Mink
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Rosemary Beetle
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Green Alkanet · Greater Celandine +59
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
65,842 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Rabbit · Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · American Mink
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- American MinkNeovison vison
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Alder Leaf Beetle · Blue-tailed Damselfly +24
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Rosemary Beetle
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Green Alkanet · Greater Celandine +59
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
- Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2025
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysolina americana
Chrysolina americana
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaWillow Bean-gallerEuura proximaBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensSpiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidensBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisSericomyia silentisHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisNotch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialisHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeAphidAphididaeAphidAphididaeCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaCommon CockchaferMelolontha melolonthaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansHawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025WillowherbEpilobium2025WillowherbEpilobium2025CypressCupressaceae2025CypressCupressaceae2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025LindenTilia2025LindenTilia2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025VioletViola2025VioletViola2025CedarCedrus2025CedarCedrus2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025SpurgeEuphorbia2025SpurgeEuphorbia2025Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2025PlantainPlantago2025PlantainPlantago2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025RoseRosa2025RoseRosa2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Crane's-BillGeranium2025Crane's-BillGeranium2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025BorageBorago officinalis2025BorageBorago officinalis2025Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025Downy BirchBetula pubescens2025St. John's-WortHypericum2025St. John's-WortHypericum2025DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2025DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025VincaVinca2025VincaVinca2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025ButtercupRanunculus2025ButtercupRanunculus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025DockRumex2025DockRumex2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025BindweedCalystegia2025BindweedCalystegia2025Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2025Events & activities nearby
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