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Hob Stone

📷 Benjamin Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.94653, -1.10390

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Springy Turf-moss +79 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Springy Turf-moss +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Gooseberry, Raspberry +6 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Centenary WayWalking route134 km

Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Foss WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

124 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 665Cycling route

Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 658Cycling route

Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network

Solar System RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

39,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

39,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull +28

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspring

2026

Trioza centranthi · Brown Soft-scale · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +7

Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025

🌿

Plants49 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert +44

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
IvyHedera helix
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
YewTaxus baccata
CleaversGalium aparine
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias
GorseUlex europaeus
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Blue PassionflowerPassiflora caerulea
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

39,620 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winter

2026

Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Greylag Goose · Black-headed Gull +28

Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great TitParus major
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

winterspring

2026

Trioza centranthi · Brown Soft-scale · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +7

Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Brevicoryne brassicaeBrevicoryne brassicae
Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons2025

🌿

Plants49 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Butterfly-bush · Herb-Robert +44

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
NipplewortLapsana communis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
IvyHedera helix
Trailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyana
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
YewTaxus baccata
CleaversGalium aparine
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Himalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosa
Mediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characias
GorseUlex europaeus
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Blue PassionflowerPassiflora caerulea
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Benjamin Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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