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Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Jackdaw
- ✦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
- 🐦38+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Jackdaw
- ✦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 — Pheasant, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Pheasant, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Adonis' Ladybird, Green Tiger Beetle +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Common Feather-moss, Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Yorkshire Wolds Way; Named hiking route nearby: Yorkshire Wolds Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route535 m▾
Named routeRef 166Length 535 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6 m▾
Named routeRef 166Length 6 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.2 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 166Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St Nicholas Church, Ganton
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Wildlife to spot
4,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,283 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull +33
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Stoat · Mole · Hedgehog
- StoatMustela erminea
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Common Flower Bug +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
- 2-spot Ladybird
Common Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus · Even Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +46
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
- Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025
- English Rock-bristle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,283 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pheasant · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Little Egret · Black-headed Gull +33
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SwiftApus apus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Stoat · Mole · Hedgehog
- StoatMustela erminea
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Adonis' Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle · 14-spot Ladybird · Common Flower Bug +21
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2025
- 2-spot Ladybird
Common Feather-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus · Even Scalewort · Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +46
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
- Zygodon conoideus var. conoideusZygodon conoideus var. conoideus
- Even ScalewortRadula complanata
- Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025
- English Rock-bristle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adalia bipunctata2025
Adalia bipunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2025Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2025Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Seligeria calycina2025
Seligeria calycina2025
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2025Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius2025Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2025Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla2025Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.Ulota crispa s.str.RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2025Hair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferum2025Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens2025Dicranella variaDicranella varia2025Dicranella variaDicranella varia2025Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2025Lesser Yoke-mossZygodon conoideus2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025RedshankCeratodon purpureus2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2025Lesser FeatherwortPlagiochila porelloides var. porelloides2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea2025Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2025Great Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme var. lacunosum2025Top NotchwortMesoptychia turbinata2025Top NotchwortMesoptychia turbinata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2025Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2025Jagged GermanderwortRiccardia chamedryfolia2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Weissia brachycarpa or Weissia controversaWeissia brachycarpa or Weissia controversa2025Weissia brachycarpa or Weissia controversaWeissia brachycarpa or Weissia controversa2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2025Pink-fruited Thread-mossPohlia melanodon2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2025White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2025Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025Fallacious Beard-mossDidymodon fallax2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Long-leaved Thread-mossBryum pseudotriquetrum var. pseudotriquetrum2025Long-leaved Thread-mossBryum pseudotriquetrum var. pseudotriquetrum2025Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2025Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Chalk Comb-mossCtenidium molluscum2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025