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54.00730, -1.11457
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler 🍄 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
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Shoveler 🍄 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 — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Collared Earthstar, Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap +27 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Collared Earthstar, Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap +27 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 214 m ▾
Named route Ref 658 Length 214 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,644 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,644 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +24
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug +6
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris Mussel Scale Paxillus olivellus · Blushing Milkcap · Collared Earthstar
Paxillus olivellus Paxillus olivellus Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +4
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,644 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon +24
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Polyphagous Tree Mealybug +6
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Polyphagous Tree Mealybug Phenacoccus aceris Mussel Scale Paxillus olivellus · Blushing Milkcap · Collared Earthstar
Paxillus olivellus Paxillus olivellus Blushing Milkcap Lactarius controversus Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia +4
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Thickpoint Grimmia Schistidium crassipilum Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepidosaphes ulmi
Lepidosaphes ulmi
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Lesser Periwinkle
Lesser Periwinkle
Vinca minor
Vinca minor
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025 