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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.94479, -1.06231
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Common Feather-moss, Wall Screw-moss +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird, 10-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Mitchel's Lane public footpath · 184 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 184 m Path type: service
Show on map Mitchel's Lane public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Path type: service
Show on map Mitchel's Lane public footpath · 69 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 69 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 131 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
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Walmgate stray and a line of cattle
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Wildlife to spot
154,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 154,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +19
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Brown Soft-scale · 10-spot Ladybird +11
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Springy Turf-moss +33
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wall-rue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 154,062 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 24 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +19
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +4
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Brown Soft-scale · 10-spot Ladybird +11
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Springy Turf-moss +33
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis Wall-rue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles
Badger Meles meles
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius Anthonomus pedicularius
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Leistus spinibarbis Leistus spinibarbis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
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