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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 🌿 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 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Field Grasshopper, Long-winged Cone-head +107 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Texas Balloonwort +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Sphagnum palustre var. palustre, Texas Balloonwort +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Wolds Way Walking route 127 km ▾
Named route Length 127 km National walking route
Show on map Wilberforce Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 164 (south) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 164 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hudson Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 556 m ▾
Named route Ref 164 Length 556 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 164 Length 51 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Permissive path, North Cliffe Wood
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14,475 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Mottled Grasshopper · Adonis' Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Green Grasshopper · Birch Shieldbug +28
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 🌿 Plants 36 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Fringed Bog-moss · Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Texas Balloonwort · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Common Crystalwort +31
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Texas Balloonwort Sphaerocarpos europaeus Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,475 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +26
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Skylark Alauda arvensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Willow Tit Poecile montanus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Martin Delichon urbicum Dunnock Prunella modularis Raven Corvus corax Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Mottled Grasshopper · Adonis' Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Green Grasshopper · Birch Shieldbug +28
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 🌿 Plants 36 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Fringed Bog-moss · Sphagnum palustre var. palustre · Texas Balloonwort · Cow-horn Bog-moss · Common Crystalwort +31
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Sphagnum palustre var. palustre Texas Balloonwort Sphaerocarpos europaeus Cow-horn Bog-moss Sphagnum auriculatum Common Crystalwort Riccia sorocarpa Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kite-tailed Robberfly
Kite-tailed Robberfly
Machimus atricapillus
Machimus atricapillus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Common Ground-hopper Tetrix undulata
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Myrmus miriformis Myrmus miriformis
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Dilophus femoratus Dilophus femoratus
Dilophus femoratus Dilophus femoratus
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus
Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi
Chorosoma schillingi Chorosoma schillingi
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
Platycheirus clypeatus Platycheirus clypeatus
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2025
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium2025
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2025
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi2025
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2025
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus2025
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2025
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax2025
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2025
Juniper Haircap Polytrichum juniperinum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Glaucous Crystalwort Riccia glauca
Glaucous Crystalwort Riccia glauca
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum
Pill Bryum Bryum violaceum
Pill Bryum Bryum violaceum
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Common Pottia Tortula truncata
Golden Thread-moss Leptobryum pyriforme
Golden Thread-moss Leptobryum pyriforme
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2025
Bud-headed Groove-moss Aulacomnium androgynum2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2025
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum2025
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2025
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2025
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis2025
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025
Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Bruch's Pincushion Ulota bruchii2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2025
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum2025
Spiky Bog-moss Sphagnum squarrosum2025
Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans2025
Nodding Thread-moss Pohlia nutans2025 