Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland Plantation
13 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
54.00271, -0.62984
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Martin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and House Martin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Blue Tit, House Martin, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, House Martin, Chaffinch +43 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Large Skipper +11 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 164Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
From Cow Dale to Rabbit Dale, East Yorks.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
683 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
683 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · House Martin · Chaffinch · Skylark · Goldfinch +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2016
- JackdawColoeus monedula2016
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
- MerlinFalco columbarius2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2016
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- DunnockPrunella modularis2016
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2016
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2016
Small Heath · Ringlet · Brown Argus · Small Tortoiseshell · Marbled White +9
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Swartz's Feather-moss · Germander Speedwell
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
683 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · House Martin · Chaffinch · Skylark · Goldfinch +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2022
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- Great TitParus major2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2020
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2016
- JackdawColoeus monedula2016
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2020
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2020
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
- MerlinFalco columbarius2019
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2016
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2016
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2016
- DunnockPrunella modularis2016
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2016
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2016
Small Heath · Ringlet · Brown Argus · Small Tortoiseshell · Marbled White +9
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2018
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2016
- Brown ArgusAricia agestis2018
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2016
- Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
🌿Plants2 species
winterspring
2026▾
Swartz's Feather-moss · Germander Speedwell
- Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2016
2016
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2015Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusEristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2018Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2018WallLasiommata megera2018WallLasiommata megera2018Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2015Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2015Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2015Events & activities nearby
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