🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
54.04746, -1.04313
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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 — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Starling, Blackbird, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert, Honeysuckle +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Herb-Robert, Honeysuckle +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Unaspis euonymi, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Unaspis euonymi, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map Duncombe Lane public footpath · 36 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 36 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Photos Oak Wood, from Pottery Lane
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Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Heracleum sphondylium2024
Heracleum sphondylium2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Daisy Bellis perennis2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024
Sweet Violet Viola odorata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major2024
Greater Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella major2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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