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54.00762, -0.98186
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +41 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +41 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Hogweed +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Helophilus pendulus +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Helophilus pendulus +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, White Campion, Common Feather-moss +127 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, White Campion, Common Feather-moss +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 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 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 334 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 334 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 110 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 110 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 334 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 334 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Greylag Goose · Blackbird · Jackdaw +24
Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Cattle Egret Ardea ibis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Dasysyrphus · Chionaspis salicis · 7-spot Ladybird
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus Chionaspis salicis Chionaspis salicis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap · Plicaria trachycarpa · Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa +1
Bay Bolete Imleria badia Melastiza contorta Melastiza contorta Bonfire Scalycap Pholiota highlandensis Plicaria trachycarpa Plicaria trachycarpa Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa Splitgill Schizophyllum commune 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +19
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025 Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Greylag Goose · Blackbird · Jackdaw +24
Great White Egret Ardea alba2025 Cattle Egret Ardea ibis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Dasysyrphus · Chionaspis salicis · 7-spot Ladybird
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus Chionaspis salicis Chionaspis salicis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap · Plicaria trachycarpa · Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa +1
Bay Bolete Imleria badia Melastiza contorta Melastiza contorta Bonfire Scalycap Pholiota highlandensis Plicaria trachycarpa Plicaria trachycarpa Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa Splitgill Schizophyllum commune 🌿 Plants 24 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +19
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum2025 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025 Wood Bristle-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lewinskya affinis
Lewinskya affinis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Weld Reseda luteola2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2025
Wood Small-reed Calamagrostis epigejos2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2025
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2025
Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2025 