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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › East Riding of Yorkshire Getting here
53.78943, -0.46063
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Parent Bug +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Yorkshire Wolds Way Walking route 127 km ▾
Named route Length 127 km National walking route
Show on map Wilberforce Way Walking route 97 km ▾
Named route Length 97 km Regional walking route
Show on map High Hunsley Circuit Walking route 39 km ▾
Named route Length 39 km Local walking route
Show on map 69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 164 (south) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 164 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN 1 Humber to Tees Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3 Cycling route ▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Oldgate Lane bridleway · 1.6 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.6 km Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
16,296 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,296 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Shrew +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Green Nettle Weevil · Banded Clubhorn · Hornet Hoverfly +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023 Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta daffodils · Southern Marsh-orchid · Giant Blackberry · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Shining Crane's-bill +1
daffodils Narcissus Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,296 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Common Shrew +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Parent Bug · Green Nettle Weevil · Banded Clubhorn · Hornet Hoverfly +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2023 Banded Clubhorn Abia fasciata Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta daffodils · Southern Marsh-orchid · Giant Blackberry · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum · Shining Crane's-bill +1
daffodils Narcissus Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Mole Talpa europaea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024
Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata2024
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2024
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2024
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius2023
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2023
Chocolate Mining Bee Andrena scotica2023
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2023
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita2023
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2023
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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