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Getting here
53.96331, -0.97516
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Green Shieldbug +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
YorActive TrailWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Hassacarr Lanepublic footpath · 367 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 367 mPath type: track
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route706 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 706 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
8,092 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,092 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects37 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis tenax +32
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
🌿Plants17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss +12
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,092 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects37 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis tenax +32
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
🌿Plants17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss +12
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Non-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidae18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata202518-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2025Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2025Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Helophilus trivittatusHelophilus trivittatus2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025Cherry SlugwormCaliroa cerasi2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2025Loricera pilicornisLoricera pilicornis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025Pipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubris2025Pipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubris2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisSand-hill Screw-mossSyntrichia ruraliformisBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata2025Events & activities nearby
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