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🦅Birds🌳Ancient💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha
Getting here
53.93514, -1.43087
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Free
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Free
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Free
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +3 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Large White +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Harrogate RingwayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Harrogate and Knaresborough Heritage TrailWalking route▾
35 km trail passing many historic buildings and sites. Not waymarked. Easy walking.
Named routeLocal walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 665Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The OwlMountain bike route▾
The StarlingMountain bike route▾
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Dunnock +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare · Badger +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- SquirrelSciurus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Hornet · Cheilosia pagana · Mesembrina meridiana · Melanostoma mellinum +25
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- HornetVespa crabro
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
- Platycheirus albimanus
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,326 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Dunnock +41
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
🦌Mammals7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare · Badger +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- SquirrelSciurus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Hornet · Cheilosia pagana · Mesembrina meridiana · Melanostoma mellinum +25
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
- HornetVespa crabro
- Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2024
- Platycheirus albimanus
Giant Hogweed
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus2024
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Oak Jewel BeetleAgrilus biguttatus2024Oak Jewel BeetleAgrilus biguttatus2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023Common HawkerAeshna juncea2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2023Events & activities nearby
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