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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.94762, -1.10788
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 347m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 347m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Springy Turf-moss +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Springy Turf-moss +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Raspberry, Gooseberry, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 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 125 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 NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Solar System Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,943 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,943 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · Brown Soft-scale · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +8
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +38
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,943 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · Brown Soft-scale · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +8
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss +38
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025
Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi2025
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi2025 Calliergonella cuspidata
Calliergonella cuspidata
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea
Blue Passionflower Passiflora caerulea
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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