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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
54.13639, -0.78475
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 110m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Starling
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 110m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Orange Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Large Bitter-cress, Scarlet Pimpernel +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Mill Streetpublic footpath · 67 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 67 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
South Paradepublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: track
South Paradepublic footpath · 83 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: service
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Malton to PickeringCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Malton Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Boardwalk, Lady Spring Wood
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
21,067 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,067 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects31 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Brown Soft-scale · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orange Ladybird +26
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Yew ScaleParthenolecanium pomeranicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,067 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Rock Dove +36
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects31 species
summerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Brown Soft-scale · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Orange Ladybird +26
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Yew ScaleParthenolecanium pomeranicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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