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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Rook
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Rook
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Rook, Lapwing +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Rook, Lapwing +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Gorse Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Aislabie WalkWalking route27 km

Circular route between Studley Royal and Hackfall woods

Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

158,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

158,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Lapwing · Teal · Tufted Duck · Goldeneye +72

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great TitParus major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Red Fox · Rabbit

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

springwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

158,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds77 species

winter

2026

Mallard · Lapwing · Teal · Tufted Duck · Goldeneye +72

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CootFulica atra2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great TitParus major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Red Fox · Rabbit

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects3 species

springwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Shieldbug · Willow Emerald Damselfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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