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📷 Paul Harrop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.72002, -0.80016

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Himalayan Balsam +143 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Himalayan Balsam +143 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +21 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route563 m

Named routeRef 65Length 563 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route545 m

Named routeRef 65Length 545 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route779 m

Named routeRef 65Length 779 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route693 m

Named routeRef 65Length 693 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,313 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,313 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Blackbird +53

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Great TitParus major2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
MagpiePica pica2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
TealAnas crecca2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects19 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Southern Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. +14

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Southern Sickle-bearing Bush-cricketPhaneroptera nana
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis

Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,313 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Jackdaw · Blackbird +53

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Great TitParus major2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
MagpiePica pica2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
TealAnas crecca2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2023
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022

🦎

Reptiles1 species

springsummer

2024

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians2 species

autumn

2025

Common Toad · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Common FrogRana temporaria2023

🐝

Insects19 species

spring

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Box Bug · Southern Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket · Platycheirus clypeatus agg. +14

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2023
Southern Sickle-bearing Bush-cricketPhaneroptera nana
Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.
Iris SawflyRhadinoceraea micans

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2022

Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis

Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalisMarchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Paul Harrop · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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