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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.93221, -1.19147
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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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic +113 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor Way 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 Camino Ingles to Santiago Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 NCN National Route 665 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 665 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 147 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 147 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
21,438 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,438 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Stoat +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2022 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Green Dock Beetle · Pied Shieldbug · Rhingia campestris
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023 Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,438 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Chaffinch · Great Tit +50
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Linnet Linaria cannabina Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2022 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2022 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2021 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Stoat +1
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2022 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Rosemary Beetle · Green Dock Beetle · Pied Shieldbug · Rhingia campestris
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2023 Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024 Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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