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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.98538, -0.65568
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
- ☀️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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
- ☀️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
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Marbled White, Ringlet +33 more · last seen 2022
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dandelion, Pineappleweed, Common Field-speedwell +134 more · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km▾
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km▾
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 164Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 164Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,253 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,253 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Yellowhammer · Pheasant +45
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2020
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Germander Speedwell · Groundsel · White Dead-nettle · Dandelion · Green Field-speedwell +27
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- DandelionTaraxacum2024
- Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,253 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Yellowhammer · Pheasant +45
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- MagpiePica pica
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
- Little OwlAthene noctua2020
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2022▾
Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Germander Speedwell · Groundsel · White Dead-nettle · Dandelion · Green Field-speedwell +27
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- DandelionTaraxacum2024
- Green Field-speedwellVeronica agrestis2024
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019AshFraxinus excelsior2019Red CurrantRibes rubrum2019Red CurrantRibes rubrum2019Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019BeechFagus sylvatica2019Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2019Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2019HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019HornbeamCarpinus betulus2019Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019White CloverTrifolium repens2019Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2019Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2019Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019Wych ElmUlmus glabra2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2019AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019CrosswortCruciata laevipes2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019Red CampionSilene dioica2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2019Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019BrambleRubus fruticosus2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Red FescueFestuca rubra2019Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019Hard RushJuncus inflexus2019GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2019IvyHedera helix2019IvyHedera helix2019CowslipPrimula veris2019CowslipPrimula veris2019Norway SprucePicea abies2019Norway SprucePicea abies2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2019Events & activities nearby
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