Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal Dale
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.99002, -0.69392
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Pheasant
- ✦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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Pheasant
- ✦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 — Barn Owl, Pheasant, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Pheasant, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Ringlet, Marbled White, Small Heath +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Red-Belted Bracket, Splitgill, Common Inkcap +17 more · last seen 2018
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Dandelion, Pineappleweed +42 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
22 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 route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 164Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,764 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,764 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Barn Owl · Blackbird · Kestrel · Blue Tit +40
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Orchid Beetle · Sooty Griever · 7-spot Ladybird · Suillia pallida · Small Yellow-legged Robberfly +44
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025
- Sooty GrieverDolerus anthracinus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2025
- Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2025
- Suillia dumicolaSuillia dumicola
Gorse
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,764 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Barn Owl · Blackbird · Kestrel · Blue Tit +40
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- QuailCoturnix coturnix2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Mole · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
Orchid Beetle · Sooty Griever · 7-spot Ladybird · Suillia pallida · Small Yellow-legged Robberfly +44
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025
- Sooty GrieverDolerus anthracinus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Suillia pallidaSuillia pallida2025
- Small Yellow-legged RobberflyDioctria linearis2025
- Suillia dumicolaSuillia dumicola
Gorse
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Slender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostris2025Slender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostris2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Angled Stem-sawflyCephus spinipes2025Angled Stem-sawflyCephus spinipes2025Tar-foot GrieverDolerus picipes2025Tar-foot GrieverDolerus picipes2025Black GrieverDolerus niger2025Black GrieverDolerus niger2025Bordered CarverPerineura rubi2025Bordered CarverPerineura rubi2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumRhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricumOpomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Iridescent CenturionSargus iridatus2025Iridescent CenturionSargus iridatus2025Morpholeria ruficornisMorpholeria ruficornis2025Morpholeria ruficornisMorpholeria ruficornis2025Blaesoxipha plumicornisBlaesoxipha plumicornis2025Blaesoxipha plumicornisBlaesoxipha plumicornis2025Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2025Meiosimyza roridaMeiosimyza rorida2025Scellus notatusScellus notatus2025Scellus notatusScellus notatus2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2025Suillia bicolorSuillia bicolor2025Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2025Anthomyia liturataAnthomyia liturata2025Heterostylodes piliferHeterostylodes pilifer2025Heterostylodes piliferHeterostylodes pilifer2025Pale-collared CarverRhogogaster chlorosoma2025Pale-collared CarverRhogogaster chlorosoma2025Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta2025Tricholauxania praeustaTricholauxania praeusta2025Suillia atricornisSuillia atricornis2025Suillia atricornisSuillia atricornis2025Small Larch SawyerPristiphora laricis2025Small Larch SawyerPristiphora laricis2025Phaonia servaPhaonia serva2025Phaonia servaPhaonia serva2025Capsus aterCapsus ater2025Capsus aterCapsus ater2025Helina trivittataHelina trivittata2025Helina trivittataHelina trivittata2025Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus2025Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2025Heleomyza serrataHeleomyza serrata2025Heleomyza serrataHeleomyza serrata2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Pale-legged Stem-sawflyCalameuta pallipes2025Pale-legged Stem-sawflyCalameuta pallipes2025Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2025Cinquefoil StriderMacrophya annulata2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes2025Helina depunctaHelina depuncta2025Helina depunctaHelina depuncta2025Southern Hawthorn-cutterDineura stilata2025Southern Hawthorn-cutterDineura stilata2025Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2025Pied StriderPachyprotasis rapae2025Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis2025Trefoil SawflyTenthredo brevicornis2025Empis digrammaEmpis digramma2025Empis digrammaEmpis digramma202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202524-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025Neurigona suturalisNeurigona suturalis2025Neurigona suturalisNeurigona suturalis2025Bleeding Knee GrieverDolerus gonager2025Bleeding Knee GrieverDolerus gonager2025Lichtwardt’s Grass NematineEuura lichtwardti2025Lichtwardt’s Grass NematineEuura lichtwardti2025Blemished Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster macula2025Blemished Fern-sawflyStrongylogaster macula2025Opaque Oak NematineMesoneura opaca2025Opaque Oak NematineMesoneura opaca2025Events & activities nearby
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