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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome436 ha
Getting here
53.98069, -1.04479
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 72m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 72m away — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Broad-leaved Dock +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
102 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 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
30,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
30,255 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
🌿Plants40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Liverwort · Swartz's Feather-moss +35
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
30,255 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin +35
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mole · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐝Insects4 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
2-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Trioza centranthi
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025
🌿Plants40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broad-leaved Dock · Common Liverwort · Swartz's Feather-moss +35
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Bird's-claw Beard-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Barbula unguiculata
Barbula unguiculata
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Five-leaf AkebiaAkebia quinata2025Five-leaf AkebiaAkebia quinata2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Events & activities nearby
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