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53.87006, -1.38404
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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 ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Bulbous Honey Fungus · last seen 2010; Fungi — Bulbous Honey Fungus · last seen 2010
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hours Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Fly Line Walking route ▾
31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Swarcliffe Health Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SHT Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 665 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 665 National Cycle Network
Show on map ELOR Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ELOR Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Owl Mountain bike route ▾
The Starling Mountain bike route ▾
Red Kite Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Bramham Park Formal Gardens
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Wildlife to spot
1,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +31
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Field Vole +1
Badger Meles meles2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Squirrel Sciurus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Small White · Marmalade Hoverfly +32
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Blackcap · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +31
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2022 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2021 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2022 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Badger · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Field Vole +1
Badger Meles meles2023 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2022 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 Squirrel Sciurus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Large White · Green-veined White · Red Admiral · Small White · Marmalade Hoverfly +32
Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Green-veined White Pieris napi2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
2019
2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019
Common Mourning Bee Melecta albifrons
Common Mourning Bee Melecta albifrons
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2024
Cheilosia bergenstammi Cheilosia bergenstammi2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2024
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2019
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