Forest of Galtres Golf Club 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
54.01688, -1.11883
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Bonnet, Scutellinia crinita, Purple Jellydisc +73 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Common Bonnet, Scutellinia crinita, Purple Jellydisc +73 more · last seen 2015
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silver Birch, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Silver Birch, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 470 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 470 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Photos Moor Lane next to golf club
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Wildlife to spot
4,733 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Birch Shieldbug +10
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Earth-cup Flapwort · Little Shaggy-moss +12
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus2025 Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,733 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Cockchafer · Birch Shieldbug +10
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Common Red Soldier Beetle 🌿 Plants 17 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Earth-cup Flapwort · Little Shaggy-moss +12
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus2025 Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Hornet Vespa crabro2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2023 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Mnium hornum2024
Mnium hornum2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2024
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2024
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis2024
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2024
Field Wood-rush Luzula campestris2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2023
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2023
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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