Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.19251, -1.67373
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🚻Toilets 166m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🚻Toilets 166m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Ashy Mining Bee, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Aislabie WalkWalking route27 km▾
Circular route between Studley Royal and Hackfall woods
Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ripon Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park, The Swift
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
9,430 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,430 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Robin +44
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Stoat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Ashy Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle +7
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Silky Forklet-moss · Bog Stitchwort · Perennial Cornflower
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,430 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoal Tit · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Nuthatch · Robin +44
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2024
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Brown Hare · Mole · Stoat
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- StoatMustela erminea2025
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Ashy Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle +7
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Raspberry · Silky Forklet-moss · Bog Stitchwort · Perennial Cornflower
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla
- Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine
- Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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