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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.94632, -1.11387
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +140 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Trioza centranthi +140 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Raspberry, Wall Screw-moss +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Raspberry, Wall Screw-moss +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
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 124 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
28,238 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,238 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +35
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Soft-scale · Harlequin Ladybird · Pegomya flavifrons +6
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Pointed Spear-moss +12
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,238 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull +35
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Soft-scale · Harlequin Ladybird · Pegomya flavifrons +6
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pegomya flavifrons Pegomya flavifrons2025 Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Pointed Spear-moss +12
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Two-spotted Carpet Beetle Attagenus pellio
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Brevicoryne brassicae Brevicoryne brassicae
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi2025
Unaspis euonymi Unaspis euonymi2025 Brachythecium rutabulum
Brachythecium rutabulum
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
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum2025
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2025
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2025
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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