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Chapmans Pond

5 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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53.93498, -1.11994

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Love to Eat — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Love to Eat — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Tubular Water-dropwort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Centenary WayWalking route134 km

Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Foss WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

119 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 665Cycling route

Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 658Cycling route

Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network

Solar System RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

34,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

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Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle

Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +4

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,064 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025

🐝

Insects5 species

winter

2026

Trioza centranthi · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Varied Carpet Beetle · Two-spotted Carpet Beetle

Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss +4

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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