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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
54.24967, -1.34691
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: White Rose Route - Thirsk Variant
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Swale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Rose Route - Thirsk VariantCycling route▾
Named routeRef 657National Cycle Network
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Thirsk Station Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 657Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 657Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Paradise TrailMountain bike route28.5 km▾
Named routeLength 28.5 kmLocal cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
4,183 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,183 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Mallard · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Juniper Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +7
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,183 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Mallard · Robin · House Sparrow · Magpie +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Juniper Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +7
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellataEyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025