Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill Farm
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.27992, -0.85519
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Peacock, Orange-tip +95 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daffodil, Toothwort, Goldilocks Buttercup +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Malton to PickeringCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
23 public paths nearby
Public paths
Low Lanebridleway · 882 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 882 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Photos
Appleton Mill Farm seen from Hell Bank Wood
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Tawny Owl · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2026▾
Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +2
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Roe Deer
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
🐝Insects25 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Azure Damselfly · Common Earwig +20
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
🌿Plants34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Daffodil · Toothwort · Marsh Thistle · Goldilocks Buttercup · Hard Shield-fern +29
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria2024
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024
- Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Tawny Owl · Great Tit · Blackbird · Wren +34
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2026▾
Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel +2
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Roe Deer
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- FrogRana
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2023
🐝Insects25 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Azure Damselfly · Common Earwig +20
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
🌿Plants34 species
springsummer
2025▾
Daffodil · Toothwort · Marsh Thistle · Goldilocks Buttercup · Hard Shield-fern +29
- DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
- ToothwortLathraea squamaria2024
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus2024
- Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Capreolus capreolus
Capreolus capreolus
Common ShrewSorex araneus2024Common ShrewSorex araneus20242022
2022
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2025Hawthorn Leaf BeetleLochmaea crataegi2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Phytosciara halterataPhytosciara halterata2024Phytosciara halterataPhytosciara halterata2024Iassus lanioIassus lanio2023Iassus lanioIassus lanio2023Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2023Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2023Colobopterus erraticusColobopterus erraticus2023Pachypappa tremulaePachypappa tremulae2023Pachypappa tremulaePachypappa tremulae2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2022Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2022Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2022Common DamselbugNabis (Nabis) rugosus2022Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2022Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2022Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2022Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2022Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2022Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2022Meadow Buttercup
Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus acris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Hedge BedstrawGalium album2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2024Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Bieberstein's CrocusCrocus speciosus2023Bieberstein's CrocusCrocus speciosus2023AspenPopulus tremula2023AspenPopulus tremula2023Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2023Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2023WoodruffGalium odoratum2023WoodruffGalium odoratum2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2023False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2023Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2022