Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.83858, -1.05655
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺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
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Yellowhammer +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose Cycle Route
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Riccall Round Walk 2Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route865 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 865 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Selby to York cycle path at Riccall
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,612 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma · Speckled Wood +21
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common Cord-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,612 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blue Tit +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwiftApus apus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
🐝Insects26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Small White · Green-veined White · Large White · Comma · Speckled Wood +21
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- CommaPolygonia c-album2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Common Cord-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss
- Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
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