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Rawcliffe Country Park

1 ha

WildlifeBirdsPicnic

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.98114, -1.12181

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 294m 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 294m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

13 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +60 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

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary WayWalking route134 km

Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Foss WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 658Cycling route

Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network

Orbital RouteCycling route

Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route7.4 km

Named routeRef 65Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

48,600 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

48,600 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Rock Dove · Robin +29

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects10 species

autumnwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Polyphagous Tree MealybugPhenacoccus aceris2025
Mussel ScaleLepidosaphes ulmi2025
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
PegomyaPegomya2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025

🌿

Plants19 species

winterspring

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

48,600 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Rock Dove · Robin +29

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
MoleTalpa europaea2025
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects10 species

autumnwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +5

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Polyphagous Tree MealybugPhenacoccus aceris2025
Mussel ScaleLepidosaphes ulmi2025
Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
PegomyaPegomya2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025

🌿

Plants19 species

winterspring

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +14

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path beside buttercups near Rawcliffe Ings

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