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53.99888, -1.09869
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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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Collared Earthstar, Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap +27 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Collared Earthstar, Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap +27 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — The Prince, Blushing Wood Mushroom +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 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 ▾
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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 78 signed routes nearby
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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 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Midwife Toad
Midwife Toad Alytes obstetricans Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris Mussel Scale Lepidosaphes ulmi Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Trioza centranthi Collared Earthstar · Paxillus olivellus · Blushing Milkcap
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Paxillus olivellus Paxillus olivellus Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +5
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,508 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +29
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Midwife Toad
Midwife Toad Alytes obstetricans Harlequin Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale +12
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris Mussel Scale Lepidosaphes ulmi Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni Trioza centranthi Collared Earthstar · Paxillus olivellus · Blushing Milkcap
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Paxillus olivellus Paxillus olivellus Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Anomalous Bristle-moss +5
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Rhagonycha Rhagonycha
Rhagonycha Rhagonycha
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Valenzuela burmeisteri Valenzuela burmeisteri
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025 