Pike Hills Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.92444, -1.13545
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Askham Bar Park & Ride 414m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Askham Bar Park & Ride 414m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Tubular Water-dropwort, Common Cord-moss, Common Feather-moss +15 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Eristalis tenax +115 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Eristalis tenax +115 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 665
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 665 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 665 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Solar System Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +24
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis Eristalis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Common Feather-moss · Common Cord-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,702 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +24
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis Eristalis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax Common Feather-moss · Common Cord-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
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