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Settlement site revealed by aerial photography near Moat House

5 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

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53.90955, -1.30353

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
✦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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Woolly Apple Aphid, Eupeodes luniger +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Woolly Apple Aphid, Eupeodes luniger +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 665Cycling route

Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route15 m

Named routeRef 67Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.2 km

Named routeRef 66Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The StarlingMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

34,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +46

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,585 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +46

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great TitParus major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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