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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.91488, -1.14112
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Little Acorns — 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Little Acorns — 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· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus +6 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird, Platycheirus albimanus +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Ebor Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Minster Way Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map 74 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 665 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 665 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Solar System Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
13,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,784 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis Eristalis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Cord-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Common Feather-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,784 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie +23
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mole · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Western Honey Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus albimanus · Common Carder Bee · Eristalis +4
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Eristalis Eristalis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Bombus terrestris subsp. audax 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Cord-moss · Common Pocket-moss · Common Feather-moss
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Bombus terrestris subsp. audax
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
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