Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.16817, -1.24194
Open directionsv
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 Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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 — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bush Vetch, Germander Speedwell, Meadow Buttercup +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Rose Route - Thirsk VariantCycling route▾
Named routeRef 657National Cycle Network
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route▾
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route326 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 326 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Thormanby, St Mary's church
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,508 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Corizus hyoscyami · Large Marsh Horsefly · Tipula maxima · Common Blue Damselfly +3
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
🌿Plants29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Germander Speedwell · Bush Vetch · Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Ribwort Plantain +24
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,508 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Greenfinch · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +46
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SwiftApus apus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Large Red Damselfly · Corizus hyoscyami · Large Marsh Horsefly · Tipula maxima · Common Blue Damselfly +3
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Large Marsh HorseflyTabanus autumnalis
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
🌿Plants29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Germander Speedwell · Bush Vetch · Water Screw-moss · Marble Screw-moss · Ribwort Plantain +24
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Marble Screw-mossSyntrichia papillosa
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Buttercup
Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus acris
Ranunculus acris
PignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaCrosswortCruciata laevipesCrosswortCruciata laevipesLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratensePrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisEvents & activities nearby
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