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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Tit
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Tit
- 🍄Mushroom 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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Physcia tenella, Toniniopsis aromatica, Phaeophyscia orbicularis +43 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Russian Comfrey, Weld, Lesser Trefoil +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Hornet · Holly Blue · Large White · Speckled Wood +13
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- HornetVespa crabro2022
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Brimstone
Weld · Lesser Trefoil · Snowdrop · Ground-ivy · Common Blue-sow-thistle +62
- WeldReseda luteola2020
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
- Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2021
- Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,490 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2024▾
Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin +36
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- SwiftApus apus2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- TealAnas crecca2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- GadwallMareca strepera2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2021
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2019
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2023
- RedshankTringa totanus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2020
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2020
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2020
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
- PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2018
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Small White · Hornet · Holly Blue · Large White · Speckled Wood +13
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- HornetVespa crabro2022
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
- Brimstone
Weld · Lesser Trefoil · Snowdrop · Ground-ivy · Common Blue-sow-thistle +62
- WeldReseda luteola2020
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2020
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2019
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
- Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2021
- Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Gonepteryx rhamni2019
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratusBirch ClubhornCimbex femoratusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2021Red-Breasted Carrion BeetleOiceoptoma thoracicum2021German WaspVespula germanica2020German WaspVespula germanica2020Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2020Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2020Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2019Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019PhilaenusPhilaenus2019PhilaenusPhilaenus2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2017Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis20172020
2020
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2020BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2019Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis2019Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumCowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2022Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2022RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020RedshankPersicaria maculosa2020Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020Black MedickMedicago lupulina2020Biting StonecropSedum acre2020Biting StonecropSedum acre2020Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2020Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2020Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2020Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020AshFraxinus excelsior2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020Field MapleAcer campestre2020White CampionSilene latifolia2019White CampionSilene latifolia2019Musk-mallowMalva moschata2019Musk-mallowMalva moschata2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2019Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2019Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2019Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2019Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2019Pleated SnowdropGalanthus plicatus2019Pleated SnowdropGalanthus plicatus2019Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2019Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2019Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2019Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2019Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2019Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2019Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2016Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2016Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2016Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2016Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2016Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2016Bromus hordeaceusBromus hordeaceus2016Bromus hordeaceusBromus hordeaceus2016Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2016Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2016Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2016Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSilene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2016Silene vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSilene vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2016Silver BirchBetula pendula2016Silver BirchBetula pendula2016Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2016Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2016BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016BrackenPteridium aquilinum2016Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2016Wood AvensGeum urbanum2016Wood AvensGeum urbanum2016Field PansyViola arvensis2016Field PansyViola arvensis2016Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2016Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2016Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2016Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2016Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2016Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2016Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2016Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2016BrambleRubus fruticosus2016BrambleRubus fruticosus2016Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2016Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2016Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2016ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016ColtsfootTussilago farfara2016Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2016Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2016Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2016Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2016Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2016DaisyBellis perennis2016DaisyBellis perennis2016Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2016Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2016Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2016Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2016Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2016Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2016Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2016Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2016Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2016Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2016Lapsana communis subsp. communisLapsana communis subsp. communis2016Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2016Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2016Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2016White CloverTrifolium repens2016White CloverTrifolium repens2016Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2016Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2016