Rawcliffe Country Park 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.98325, -1.12336
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Dove +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Dove +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 6 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 90 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 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
43,011 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,011 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +28
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 7-spot Ladybird · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris2025 Mussel Scale Lepidosaphes ulmi2025 Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,011 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +28
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 7-spot Ladybird · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris2025 Mussel Scale Lepidosaphes ulmi2025 Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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