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Old stone step for mounting Horse

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 198m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Dewberry, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Dewberry, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Minster WayWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km

Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route

Cinder Pathpublic footpath · 179 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 179 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Cinder Pathpublic footpath · 129 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 129 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Cinder Pathpublic footpath · 166 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 166 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route

Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

21,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
VoleArvicolinae
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects62 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +57

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

🌿

Plants42 species

spring

2025

Wood Anemone · Ground-ivy · Crataegus · Early Dog-violet · Dewberry +37

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
CrataegusCrataegus
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
DewberryRubus caesius
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
RapeBrassica napus
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wild CherryPrunus avium
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Field MapleAcer campestre
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium
Silver BirchBetula pendula
ElderSambucus nigra
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Sweet VioletViola odorata
DaisyBellis perennis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,818 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie +49

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Rat +3

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
VoleArvicolinae
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects62 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +57

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus2025
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
Rhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthae2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025
Psyllopsis fraxiniPsyllopsis fraxini2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025

🌿

Plants42 species

spring

2025

Wood Anemone · Ground-ivy · Crataegus · Early Dog-violet · Dewberry +37

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
CrataegusCrataegus
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
DewberryRubus caesius
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
RapeBrassica napus
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Wild CherryPrunus avium
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Field MapleAcer campestre
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium
Silver BirchBetula pendula
ElderSambucus nigra
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Few-flowered GarlicAllium paradoxum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
Sweet VioletViola odorata
DaisyBellis perennis
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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