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🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.90764, -1.35042
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 💜Bluebell walks 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Raspberry, Springy Turf-moss +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The StarlingMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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St Mary's Church - High Street, Boston Spa
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
20,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +37
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Western Honey Bee · Cheilosia impressa · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +33
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Field Digger Wasp
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,497 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +37
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Western Honey Bee · Cheilosia impressa · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee +33
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Cheilosia impressaCheilosia impressa
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Field Digger Wasp
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mellinus arvensis
Mellinus arvensis
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