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53.83858, -1.05655
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose Cycle Route
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Camino Ingles to Santiago Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Riccall Round Walk 2 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Solar System Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 865 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 865 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Selby to York cycle path at Riccall
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Wildlife to spot
16,612 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,612 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma · Speckled Wood +21
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Common Cord-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,612 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Rook Corvus frugilegus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Swallow Hirundo rustica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 26 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma · Speckled Wood +21
Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Comma Polygonia c-album2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Common Cord-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus
Anthocomus rufus Anthocomus rufus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2024
Anchomenus dorsalis Anchomenus dorsalis2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
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