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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.94842, -1.06684
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 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, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, Syrphus +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, Syrphus +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss +114 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Common Feather-moss +114 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle, Gooseberry +9 more foraging species
Varies
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 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 Photos Path in Low Moor Allotments
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Wildlife to spot
57,269 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,269 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +15
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Dunnock Prunella modularis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter 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 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Springy Turf-moss +35
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,269 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 20 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +15
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coot Fulica atra Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Dunnock Prunella modularis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +3
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter 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 Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Fairy Foxglove · Springy Turf-moss +35
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Fairy Foxglove Erinus alpinus Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Crescent-cup Liverwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
Psectrotanypus varius Psectrotanypus varius
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 Lunularia cruciata
Lunularia cruciata
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Italian Lords-and-Ladies Arum italicum
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
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
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
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
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
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Mediterranean Spurge Euphorbia characias
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus