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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.17730, -0.58263
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦30+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, House Martin +27 more · last seen 2024
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST ANDREW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, House Martin +27 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dingy Skipper, Ringlet, Common Blue +22 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +162 more · last seen 2012
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Photos
West window, St Andrew's church, East Heslerton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
313 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
313 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2024▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Kestrel · Pheasant +25
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2012
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2012
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Indet. DeerCervidae2018
- MoleTalpa europaea2013
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2014▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Dingy Skipper · Ringlet · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Small Heath +20
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2017
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Elegant Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Thickpoint Grimmia +67
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
313 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springsummer
2024▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · House Martin · Kestrel · Pheasant +25
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2012
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2019
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2012
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2011
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2011
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2021
- Indet. DeerCervidae2018
- MoleTalpa europaea2013
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2014▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects25 species
springsummer
2024▾
Dingy Skipper · Ringlet · Common Blue · Meadow Brown · Small Heath +20
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2017
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2017
- Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Elegant Bristle-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Thickpoint Grimmia +67
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Argus
Brown Argus
Aricia agestis2017
Aricia agestis2017
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataOrange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2018Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2017PeacockAglais io2017PeacockAglais io2017GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2014GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2014Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisTipula confusaTipula confusa2021Tipula confusaTipula confusa2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2017Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017Painted LadyVanessa cardui2017Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2017Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2015Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2015Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014Large WhitePieris brassicae2014Large WhitePieris brassicae2014Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
Hypnum cupressiforme
Hypnum cupressiforme
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumRedshankCeratodon purpureusRedshankCeratodon purpureusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSlender Stubble-mossGyroweisia tenuisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisSyntrichia ruralis var. ruralisHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisCommon MallowMalva sylvestris2010Common MallowMalva sylvestris2010Common RestharrowOnonis repens2010Common RestharrowOnonis repens2010Field PansyViola arvensis2010Field PansyViola arvensis2010DandelionTaraxacum2010DandelionTaraxacum2010Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2010Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2010Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2010Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2010Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2010Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2010Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2010Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2010Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2010Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2010TimothyPhleum pratense2010TimothyPhleum pratense2010Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2010BrambleRubus fruticosus2010BrambleRubus fruticosus2010FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2010FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2010Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2010Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2010LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2010LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2010Hedera helixHedera helix2010Hedera helixHedera helix2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010Common SorrelRumex acetosa2010Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2010Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2010Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2010NipplewortLapsana communis2010NipplewortLapsana communis2010Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2010Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2010Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2010Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2010Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2010Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2010YarrowAchillea millefolium2010YarrowAchillea millefolium2010ElderSambucus nigra2010ElderSambucus nigra2010Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2010Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2010Red CampionSilene dioica2010Red CampionSilene dioica2010Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2010Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2010Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2010Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2010False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2010False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2010Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2010Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2010Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2010White BryonyBryonia dioica2010White BryonyBryonia dioica2010Common OracheAtriplex patula2010Common OracheAtriplex patula2010Lesser BurdockArctium minus2010Lesser BurdockArctium minus2010HazelCorylus avellana2010HazelCorylus avellana2010Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2010Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2010BoxBuxus sempervirens2010BoxBuxus sempervirens2010White Dead-nettleLamium album2010White Dead-nettleLamium album2010Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2010Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2010Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2010Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010Wild PlumPrunus domestica2010Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2010Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2010GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2010GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2010Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2010Heath False-bromeBrachypodium pinnatum2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2010Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2010Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2010Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2010Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2010SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2010SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010White CloverTrifolium repens2010Events & activities nearby
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