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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 117m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hogweed, Black Spleenwort +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hogweed, Black Spleenwort +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 65Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 65Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route234 m

Named routeRef 65Length 234 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route811 m

Named routeRef 65Length 811 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Reed Bunting · Robin +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,571 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Reed Bunting · Robin +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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