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🛝Family🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.94817, -1.08183
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Rowntree Park Reading Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Rowntree Park Reading Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Trioza centranthi, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
132 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 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Rowntree Park: Mercury sculpture
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
48,358 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
48,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · Brown Soft-scale · Syrphus · Anthonomus pedicularius · Norellia spinipes +11
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Crescent-cup Liverwort +41
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
- Common Whitlowgrass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
48,358 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Greylag Goose · Moorhen · Black-headed Gull +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- CootFulica atra
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · Brown Soft-scale · Syrphus · Anthonomus pedicularius · Norellia spinipes +11
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Brown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pedicularius
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Crescent-cup Liverwort +41
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Fairy FoxgloveErinus alpinus
- Common Whitlowgrass
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusErophila verna
Erophila verna
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusMexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianusWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEvents & activities nearby
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