Ousethorpe medieval settlement, moat and mill 310m south of Ousethorpe Farm
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.95075, -0.76225
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Corn Bunting and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon, Skylark +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Corn Bunting, Woodpigeon, Skylark +78 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodhouse Lanepublic footpath · 400 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 400 mSurface gravelPath type: track
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Miller Lane joining The Mile near Ousethorpe Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,991 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,991 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Gadwall · Grey Heron · Blue Tit +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- TealAnas crecca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Gymnomus caesius · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Gymnomus caesiusGymnomus caesius2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Oak Stem-sawfly
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Even Scalewort · Black Currant · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +13
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Black CurrantRibes nigrum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,991 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Mallard · Gadwall · Grey Heron · Blue Tit +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- CootFulica atra
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- TealAnas crecca
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Blue Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Gymnomus caesius · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Gymnomus caesiusGymnomus caesius2025
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
- Oak Stem-sawfly
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Even Scalewort · Black Currant · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +13
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Black CurrantRibes nigrum
- Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Janus cynosbati2025
Janus cynosbati2025
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola2024Dryope flaveolaDryope flaveola2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Phaonia signataPhaonia signata2024Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2024Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2024Hylemya vagansHylemya vagans2024Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2024Scathophaga furcataScathophaga furcata2024Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2024Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2024Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2024Suillia variegataSuillia variegata2024Hebecnema nigraHebecnema nigra2024Hebecnema nigraHebecnema nigra2024Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2024Sylvicola cinctusSylvicola cinctus2024Heteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornis2024Heteromyza rotundicornisHeteromyza rotundicornis2024Polietes lardariusPolietes lardarius2024Polietes lardariusPolietes lardarius2024Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024Phaonia subventaPhaonia subventa2024Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2024Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2024Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2024Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2024Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2024Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina2024Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaFrizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllanthaCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusEvents & activities nearby
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