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🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.98262, -1.12105
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Country park — good for group day out
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 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
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
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Bonfire in Rawcliffe Country Park
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Wildlife to spot
48,158 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
48,158 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +28
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects8 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Polyphagous Tree MealybugPhenacoccus aceris2025
- Mussel ScaleLepidosaphes ulmi2025
- Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +13
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
48,158 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +28
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects8 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Polyphagous Tree MealybugPhenacoccus aceris2025
- Mussel ScaleLepidosaphes ulmi2025
- Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +13
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis2025
Harmonia axyridis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumChinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Events & activities nearby
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