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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.02750, -1.29523
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
YorevisionWalking route▾
YorevisionWalking route▾
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Yoredale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN Cycle Route 688Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 688National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route753 m▾
Named routeRef 688Length 753 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.7 km▾
Named routeRef 688Length 7.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,350 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,350 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2024▾
Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose +28
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- CootFulica atra2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter
- MoleTalpa europaea2019
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- OtterLutra lutra2022
Green Shieldbug · Peacock · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
🌿Plants64 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Giant Hogweed · Cleavers · Sycamore · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Soft-grass +59
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- CleaversGalium aparine2019
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
- Wood Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,350 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
springsummer
2024▾
Moorhen · Grey Heron · Mallard · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose +28
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- CootFulica atra2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
- SwiftApus apus2020
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2020
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- JackdawColoeus monedula2020
Mole · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Otter
- MoleTalpa europaea2019
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
- OtterLutra lutra2022
Green Shieldbug · Peacock · Green-veined White · Large White · Red Admiral +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
🌿Plants64 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Giant Hogweed · Cleavers · Sycamore · Meadow Vetchling · Creeping Soft-grass +59
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
- CleaversGalium aparine2019
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2019
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2019
- Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2019
- Wood Dock
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rumex sanguineus2019
Rumex sanguineus2019
Wood MilletMilium effusum2019Wood MilletMilium effusum2019Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2019Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019Common MallowMalva sylvestris2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Soft-rushJuncus effusus2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019NipplewortLapsana communis2019Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2019Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019IvyHedera helix2019IvyHedera helix2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019Curled DockRumex crispus2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019YarrowAchillea millefolium2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019Field MapleAcer campestre2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2019Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2019Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2019Greater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella major2019Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2019Wood BurdockArctium nemorosum2019Wood BurdockArctium nemorosum2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2019Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2019Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2019HazelCorylus avellana2019HazelCorylus avellana2019Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019Common VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalis2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019BrackenPteridium aquilinum2019Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2019FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2019Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2019HemlockConium maculatum2019HemlockConium maculatum2019Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019White Dead-nettleLamium album2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2019Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2019Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2019Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2019Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2019Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019HawthornCrataegus monogyna2019Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019SilverweedPotentilla anserina2019Events & activities nearby
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