Pickering Community Park
11 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
54.25225, -0.76976
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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 Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 18-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Woodruff +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pexton TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Malton to PickeringCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Pickering - Jurassic Cliffs
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Wildlife to spot
20,613 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,613 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Swift · Blue Tit +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mole · Brown Hare · Bat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BatChiroptera
18-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +40
- 18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Green Shieldbug
🌿Plants12 species
springwinter
2025▾
Dewberry · Raspberry · Yellow Pimpernel · Bugle · Woodruff +7
- DewberryRubus caesius
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,613 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Swift · Blue Tit +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mole · Brown Hare · Bat
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BatChiroptera
18-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Larch Ladybird · Pine Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +40
- 18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Green Shieldbug
🌿Plants12 species
springwinter
2025▾
Dewberry · Raspberry · Yellow Pimpernel · Bugle · Woodruff +7
- DewberryRubus caesius
- RaspberryRubus idaeus
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- BugleAjuga reptans
- WoodruffGalium odoratum
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataCream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisMarginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fioraMarginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fioraRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalisScymnus suturalis10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusKidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFalse Acacia SawflyEuura tibialisFalse Acacia SawflyEuura tibialisElm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmiElm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmiFig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmiFig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmiElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmiElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmiSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridianaCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusForget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosusXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucidaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisCheilosia variabilisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorumPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusBirch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesHairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipesMelinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2024Melinopterus prodromusMelinopterus prodromus2024Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
DandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCherryPrunus2024CherryPrunus2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Monk's-HoodAconitum2024Monk's-HoodAconitum2024PrimrosePrimula2024PrimrosePrimula2024