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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.67727, -0.63127
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Lapwing +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Lapwing +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral +80 more · last seen 2020
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sun Spurge, Prickly Sow-thistle, Common Poppy +35 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km▾
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Lincolnshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route899 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 899 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route198 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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West Halton Village Green
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,832 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,832 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Swallow · Little Owl · Barn Owl · Carrion Crow +27
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Demetrias atricapillus · Small Tortoiseshell · Amalus scortillum · Large White +25
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small White
🌿Plants67 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Mallow · Field Bindweed · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Shining Crane's-bill · Petty Spurge +62
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,832 records · National Biodiversity NetworkHouse Sparrow · Swallow · Little Owl · Barn Owl · Carrion Crow +27
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- JackdawColoeus monedula2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2019
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2019
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummer
2022▾
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
7-spot Ladybird · Demetrias atricapillus · Small Tortoiseshell · Amalus scortillum · Large White +25
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
- Demetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillus2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Small White
🌿Plants67 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Mallow · Field Bindweed · Dove's-foot Crane's-bill · Shining Crane's-bill · Petty Spurge +62
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
- Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris rapae2019
Pieris rapae2019
Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2019Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2019Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2019Anchomenus dorsalisAnchomenus dorsalis2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2019Paradromius linearisParadromius linearis2019Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2019Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala201914-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata201914-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2019Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusPlectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2019Plectrocnemia conspersaPlectrocnemia conspersa2019Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2019Molanna angustataMolanna angustata2019Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2019Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2019Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2019Turnip Flea BeetlePhyllotreta atra2019Turnip Flea BeetlePhyllotreta atra2019Small Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta undulata2019Small Striped Flea BeetlePhyllotreta undulata2019Hypera conmaculataHypera conmaculata2019Hypera conmaculataHypera conmaculata2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019Elder
Elder
Sambucus nigra2024
Sambucus nigra2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon FiddleneckAmsinckia micranthaCommon FiddleneckAmsinckia micranthaSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBeetBeta vulgarisBeetBeta vulgarisRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBuglossLycopsis arvensisBuglossLycopsis arvensisLittle Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrumLittle Mouse-earCerastium semidecandrumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBlack HorehoundBallota nigraBlack HorehoundBallota nigraHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2023Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2020Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2019Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2019Common ChickweedStellaria media2019Common ChickweedStellaria media2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2019Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Red CloverTrifolium pratense2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019DaisyBellis perennis2019DaisyBellis perennis2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Events & activities nearby
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