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54.02281, -1.12018
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Common Bonnet, Scutellinia crinita, Purple Jellydisc +73 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Common Bonnet, Scutellinia crinita, Purple Jellydisc +73 more · last seen 2015
Varies
Fungi — Veiled Oyster, Oyster Mushroom, Oak Mazegill +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green Shieldbug, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green Shieldbug, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Beech, Silver Birch, Common Feather-moss +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Beech, Silver Birch, Common Feather-moss +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 470 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 470 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 48 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 48 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 230 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 230 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos A winter's day by the pond in Moorlands Wood, Yorkshire
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4,430 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Roesel's Bush-cricket Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Earth-cup Flapwort · Little Shaggy-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +9
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024 Common Tamarisk-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,430 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Roesel's Bush-cricket Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Earth-cup Flapwort · Little Shaggy-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +9
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2024 Earth-cup Flapwort Nardia geoscyphus Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus2024 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2024 Common Tamarisk-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Water Measurer Hydrometra stagnorum
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2024
Cottony Camellia Scale Pulvinaria floccifera2023
Cottony Camellia Scale Pulvinaria floccifera2023
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2023
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2023 Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Thuidium tamariscinum2024
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2024
Southern Crestwort Lophocolea semiteres2024
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis2024
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2023
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2023
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2023
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2023
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2023
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2023 