Cuddy Shaw Plantation
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
54.03450, -1.27288
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Redwing
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Redwing
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Redwing, Fieldfare +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Redwing, Fieldfare +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wall Screw-moss +7 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
YorevisionWalking route▾
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Yoredale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route753 m▾
Named routeRef 688Length 753 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.7 km▾
Named routeRef 688Length 7.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
796 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
796 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2024▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw +23
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
🌿Plants66 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Giant Hogweed · Tansy · Field Horsetail · Yorkshire-fog · Herb-Robert +61
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- TansyTanacetum vulgare2019
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
- Nipplewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
796 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
springsummer
2024▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Jackdaw +23
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2020
- SwiftApus apus2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
🦌Mammals4 species
autumnwinter
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2019
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Peacock +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
🌿Plants66 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Giant Hogweed · Tansy · Field Horsetail · Yorkshire-fog · Herb-Robert +61
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- TansyTanacetum vulgare2019
- Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019
- Nipplewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lapsana communis2019
Lapsana communis2019
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019CleaversGalium aparine2019CleaversGalium aparine2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019Wood DockRumex sanguineus2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2019Wood MilletMilium effusum2019Wood MilletMilium effusum2019Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2019Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Tufted VetchVicia cracca2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2019Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2019Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019Common SorrelRumex acetosa2019BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2019AspenPopulus tremula2019AspenPopulus tremula2019Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2019Hybrid Black-poplarPopulus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis2019CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2019Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019Common CouchElymus repens2019Common CouchElymus repens2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2019SanicleSanicula europaea2019SanicleSanicula europaea2019Remote SedgeCarex remota2019Remote SedgeCarex remota2019Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019Black MedickMedicago lupulina2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2019GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019GypsywortLycopus europaeus2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019Common NettleUrtica dioica2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019ColtsfootTussilago farfara2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019Rosa caninaRosa canina2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Wood AvensGeum urbanum2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2019Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019IvyHedera helix2019IvyHedera helix2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019GroundselSenecio vulgaris2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Events & activities nearby
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