Forest of Galtres Golf Club
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🦉 Wildlife⛳ Golf🦅 Birds
Paid entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
54.01370, -1.12650
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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Bonnet, Scutellinia crinita, Common Jelly Spot +73 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Common Bonnet, Scutellinia crinita, Common Jelly Spot +73 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Red Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +52 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
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Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
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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 14 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 668 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 668 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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 1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
1,563 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket +4
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Violet Ground Beetle 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Earth-cup Flapwort +9
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,563 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Swift Apus apus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Red Fox · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Roesel's Bush-cricket +4
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Violet Ground Beetle 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Earth-cup Flapwort +9
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024 Little Shaggy-moss
Little Shaggy-moss
Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss 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 