Rawcliffe Country Park 2 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.98267, -1.11899
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 251m away — 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 251m away — 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
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Green Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Green Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 93 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
48,251 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 48,251 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 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 9 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
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 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum 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 48,251 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 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 9 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
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 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum 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
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Pegomya Pegomya2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
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
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
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
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025 