Roman camp on Bootham Stray, 450m north east of Moor Farm 2 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
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53.98667, -1.08836
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Sorrel, Red Dead-nettle +9 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map 96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
36,600 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +27
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Pointed Spear-moss +48
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,600 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit +27
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug +5
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Pointed Spear-moss +48
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Mussel Scale Lepidosaphes ulmi2025
Mussel Scale Lepidosaphes ulmi2025
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Wood Bristle-moss
Wood Bristle-moss
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Anomalous Bristle-moss Orthotrichum anomalum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
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