Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
53.70525, -0.86052
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 276m away — 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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ivy Bee, Hornet Hoverfly, 10-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025; Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Black Spleenwort +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Montrose Drivepublic footpath · 110 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 110 mPath type: residential
Southfield Lanepublic footpath · 80 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
Millhouse Lanepublic footpath · 109 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface gravelPath type: service
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route563 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route545 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Path near Riverside Gardens
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Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodes14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataCherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus
Prunus laurocerasus
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