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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Great Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Kestrel, Great Tit +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red Admiral, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Bristle-moss +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Wood Bristle-moss +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Elder, Hogweed +4 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen · last seen 2010; Fungi — Chewing Gum Lichen · last seen 2010

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route224 m

Named routeRef 62Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route105 m

Named routeRef 62Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +84

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
MagpiePica pica2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2013
SwiftApus apus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2013
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2013
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2014
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2013
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2013
DunnockPrunella modularis2013
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2013
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2013
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2013
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
Greylag GooseAnser anser2013
Stock DoveColumba oenas2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2013
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2012
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2010
RedshankTringa totanus2010
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
Rock DoveColumba livia2013
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
Willow TitPoecile montanus2010
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2010
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2013
Barn OwlTyto alba2010
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2010
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2010
Common TernSterna hirundo2010
TealAnas crecca2010
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2010
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2010
SnipeGallinago gallinago2010
GadwallMareca strepera2010
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2010

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger · Otter · Mole

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2017
OtterLutra lutra2022
MoleTalpa europaea2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2020

Perch · Roach

PerchPerca fluviatilis
RoachRutilus rutilus

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Red Admiral · Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green-veined White +58

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2014
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2014
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
PeacockAglais io2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2014
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2014
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2014
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2014
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2012
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2014
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2013
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2011
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2022
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
HornetVespa crabro2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2016
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2016
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2014
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2014
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2013
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2013
Cercyon convexiusculusCercyon convexiusculus2010
Chaetarthria seminulumChaetarthria seminulum2010
Hydroporus planusHydroporus planus2010
Ochthebius minimusOchthebius minimus2010
Haliplus fluviatilisHaliplus fluviatilis2010
Laccobius minutusLaccobius minutus2010
Larger NoterusNoterus clavicornis2010
Ilybius chalconatusIlybius chalconatus2010
Ilybius aterIlybius ater2010
Graptodytes pictusGraptodytes pictus2010
Ilybius fuliginosusIlybius fuliginosus2010
Hydrochus elongatusHydrochus elongatus2010
Hydroporus pubescensHydroporus pubescens2010
Helophorus griseusHelophorus griseus2010
Anacaena limbataAnacaena limbata2010
Laccobius bipunctatusLaccobius bipunctatus2010
Helophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalis2010
SyrphusSyrphus2010
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2010
XanthiaXanthia2010

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2010

Chewing Gum Lichen

Chewing Gum LichenProtoparmeliopsis muralis

🌿

Plants53 species

spring

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wood Bristle-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +48

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2014
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2023
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2023
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2023
ElderSambucus nigra2020
DewberryRubus caesius2010
Common DuckweedLemna minor2010
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2010
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2010
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2010
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2010
Wild PansyViola tricolor2010
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
Prickly PoppyRoemeria argemone2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
Intermediate PeriwinkleVinca difformis2010
HollyIlex aquifolium2010
CleaversGalium aparine2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2010
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2010
Red CampionSilene dioica2010
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2010
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2023
Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2020
IvyHedera helix2020
Sussex Yellow-sorrelOxalis dillenii2010
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2010
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2010
CowslipPrimula veris2010
Nymphaea alba subsp. albaNymphaea alba subsp. alba2010
HazelCorylus avellana2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense var. incanum2010
Fat-henChenopodium album2010
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2010
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2010
Common VetchVicia sativa2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,386 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +84

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great TitParus major2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SwallowHirundo rustica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
MagpiePica pica2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
CootFulica atra2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2013
SwiftApus apus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2013
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2013
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2013
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2014
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2013
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2013
DunnockPrunella modularis2013
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2013
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2013
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2012
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2011
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2013
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2013
Greylag GooseAnser anser2013
Stock DoveColumba oenas2010
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2019
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2013
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2012
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2024
CuckooCuculus canorus2012
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2010
RedshankTringa totanus2010
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
Rock DoveColumba livia2013
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2011
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2011
Willow TitPoecile montanus2010
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2010
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2021
RookCorvus frugilegus2014
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2013
Barn OwlTyto alba2010
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2010
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2010
Common TernSterna hirundo2010
TealAnas crecca2010
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2010
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2010
SnipeGallinago gallinago2010
GadwallMareca strepera2010
Coal TitPeriparus ater2010
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2010

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger · Otter · Mole

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles2017
OtterLutra lutra2022
MoleTalpa europaea2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐟

Fish2 species

autumn

2020

Perch · Roach

PerchPerca fluviatilis
RoachRutilus rutilus

🐝

Insects63 species

summer

2025

Red Admiral · Red-eyed Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Green-veined White +58

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2014
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2014
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
PeacockAglais io2017
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2017
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2014
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2014
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2014
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2014
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2013
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2012
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Small WhitePieris rapae2017
Large WhitePieris brassicae2017
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2014
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2013
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2011
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2022
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2022
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2021
HornetVespa crabro2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2017
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2017
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2016
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2016
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2014
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2014
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2013
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2013
Cercyon convexiusculusCercyon convexiusculus2010
Chaetarthria seminulumChaetarthria seminulum2010
Hydroporus planusHydroporus planus2010
Ochthebius minimusOchthebius minimus2010
Haliplus fluviatilisHaliplus fluviatilis2010
Laccobius minutusLaccobius minutus2010
Larger NoterusNoterus clavicornis2010
Ilybius chalconatusIlybius chalconatus2010
Ilybius aterIlybius ater2010
Graptodytes pictusGraptodytes pictus2010
Ilybius fuliginosusIlybius fuliginosus2010
Hydrochus elongatusHydrochus elongatus2010
Hydroporus pubescensHydroporus pubescens2010
Helophorus griseusHelophorus griseus2010
Anacaena limbataAnacaena limbata2010
Laccobius bipunctatusLaccobius bipunctatus2010
Helophorus aequalisHelophorus aequalis2010
SyrphusSyrphus2010
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2010
XanthiaXanthia2010

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2010

Chewing Gum Lichen

Chewing Gum LichenProtoparmeliopsis muralis

🌿

Plants53 species

spring

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Wood Bristle-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +48

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2014
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2023
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2010
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2023
Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2023
ElderSambucus nigra2020
DewberryRubus caesius2010
Common DuckweedLemna minor2010
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2010
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2010
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2010
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2010
Wild PansyViola tricolor2010
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2010
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2010
Prickly PoppyRoemeria argemone2010
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010
Intermediate PeriwinkleVinca difformis2010
HollyIlex aquifolium2010
CleaversGalium aparine2010
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2010
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2010
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2010
Red CampionSilene dioica2010
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2010
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010
DandelionTaraxacum2010
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2023
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2023
Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2020
IvyHedera helix2020
Sussex Yellow-sorrelOxalis dillenii2010
Oxalis corniculata var. atropurpureaOxalis corniculata var. atropurpurea2010
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2010
CowslipPrimula veris2010
Nymphaea alba subsp. albaNymphaea alba subsp. alba2010
HazelCorylus avellana2010
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense var. incanum2010
Fat-henChenopodium album2010
Dipsacus fullonumDipsacus fullonum2010
Common NettleUrtica dioica2010
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2010
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2010
Common VetchVicia sativa2010
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2010
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2010
DaisyBellis perennis2010

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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