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53.94095, -0.95277
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🌿 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
🐦 69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Drab Griever, Bronze Griever, Bleeding Knee Griever +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Griever, Bronze Griever, Bleeding Knee Griever +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Raspberry · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Minster Way Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wilberforce Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map YorActive Trail Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Local walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 334 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 334 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 706 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 706 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 110 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 110 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
4,113 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,113 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Rook · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Owl Athene noctua Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Calceate Spindler · Meadowsweet Stem-sawfly · Uninscribed Sawfly · Meadowsweet Fusehorn · Drab Griever +36
Calceate Spindler Allantus calceatus Meadowsweet Stem-sawfly Phylloecus xanthostoma Uninscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis nassata Meadowsweet Fusehorn Arge ciliaris Drab Griever Dolerus nigratus Bleeding Knee Griever Dolerus gonager Bloody Griever 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Bitter-vetch · Fritillary
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,113 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Wren · Rook · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +41
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Skylark Alauda arvensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Owl Athene noctua Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Calceate Spindler · Meadowsweet Stem-sawfly · Uninscribed Sawfly · Meadowsweet Fusehorn · Drab Griever +36
Calceate Spindler Allantus calceatus Meadowsweet Stem-sawfly Phylloecus xanthostoma Uninscribed Sawfly Tenthredopsis nassata Meadowsweet Fusehorn Arge ciliaris Drab Griever Dolerus nigratus Bleeding Knee Griever Dolerus gonager Bloody Griever 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raspberry · Bitter-vetch · Fritillary
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolerus haematodes
Dolerus haematodes
Bronze Griever Dolerus aeneus
Bronze Griever Dolerus aeneus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Vestigial Weeper Dolerus vestigialis
Vestigial Weeper Dolerus vestigialis
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Saddleback Grass-cutter Eutomostethus ephippium
Cloaked Dawn-treader Empria pallimacula
Cloaked Dawn-treader Empria pallimacula
Hydrotaea ignava Hydrotaea ignava
Hydrotaea ignava Hydrotaea ignava
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Notch-horned Cleg Haematopota pluvialis
Silky Sedge-cutter Eutomostethus gagathinus
Silky Sedge-cutter Eutomostethus gagathinus
Hydrotaea meteorica Hydrotaea meteorica
Hydrotaea meteorica Hydrotaea meteorica
Yellow-bellied Rush-cutter Eutomostethus luteiventris
Yellow-bellied Rush-cutter Eutomostethus luteiventris
Clover Sawfly Tenthredo arcuata
Clover Sawfly Tenthredo arcuata
Stein’s Alder-cutter Nematinus steini
Stein’s Alder-cutter Nematinus steini
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Delia lamelliseta Delia lamelliseta
Delia lamelliseta Delia lamelliseta
Apple Fruit-borer Hoplocampa testudinea
Apple Fruit-borer Hoplocampa testudinea
Crane’s-bill Strider Macrophya albipuncta
Crane’s-bill Strider Macrophya albipuncta
Teneral Dock Mandrel Ametastegia tenera
Teneral Dock Mandrel Ametastegia tenera
Tar-foot Griever Dolerus picipes
Tar-foot Griever Dolerus picipes
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Shouldered Claremont Claremontia alchemillae
Shouldered Claremont Claremontia alchemillae
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Woolly Lamenter Dolerus stygius
Woolly Lamenter Dolerus stygius
Hylemya variata Hylemya variata
Hylemya variata Hylemya variata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Keeled Lamenter Dolerus varispinus
Keeled Lamenter Dolerus varispinus
Slender-horned Claremont Claremontia tenuicornis
Slender-horned Claremont Claremontia tenuicornis
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Clinocera stagnalis Clinocera stagnalis
Clinocera stagnalis Clinocera stagnalis
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra coarctata Parydra coarctata
Parydra littoralis Parydra littoralis
Parydra littoralis Parydra littoralis 