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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.98859, -1.06878
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Hound Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ The Hound Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Holly, Wild Teasel +49 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Holly, Wild Teasel +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Hazel, White Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Haxby Road public footpath · 126 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 126 m Surface asphalt Path type: tertiary
Show on map 102 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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
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Wildlife to spot
36,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 36,076 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Mallard +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wild Teasel · Holly · Ribwort Plantain · Butterfly-bush +45
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Holly Ilex aquifolium Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 36,076 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Mallard +31
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Adonis' Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wild Teasel · Holly · Ribwort Plantain · Butterfly-bush +45
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Holly Ilex aquifolium Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa Hazel Corylus avellana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 