Forest of Galtres Golf Club 1 ha
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
54.01238, -1.13008
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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 🍄 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026
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
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss, Sycamore +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss, Sycamore +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Red Dead-nettle +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 18 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 62 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 62 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,567 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,567 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Willow Bean-galler · Roesel's Bush-cricket +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Violet Ground Beetle 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +15
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,567 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox · Brown Hare +1
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Willow Bean-galler · Roesel's Bush-cricket +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Violet Ground Beetle 🌿 Plants 20 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +15
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata2025 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Dewberry Rubus caesius2025
Dewberry Rubus caesius2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus2025
Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus2025
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024
Little Shaggy-moss 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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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