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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
53.97959, -1.15308
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Magpie +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Pine Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Pine Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map 65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 429 m ▾
Named route Ref 65 Length 429 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
45,942 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,942 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Neat Feather-moss +9
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,942 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird +29
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Neat Feather-moss +9
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver-moss
Silver-moss
Bryum argenteum
Bryum argenteum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Chinese Bramble Rubus tricolor
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025
Common Orache Atriplex patula2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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