Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.97959, -1.15308
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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 Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 82m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦60+ 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
- 🅿️Parking 82m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dunnock +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Southern Hawker +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route429 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
The Green - Upper Poppleton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
45,942 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
45,942 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Dunnock · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Neat Feather-moss +9
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
45,942 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Dunnock · Magpie · House Sparrow · Blackbird +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Neat Feather-moss +9
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silver-moss
Silver-moss
Bryum argenteum
Bryum argenteum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusChinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorRaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Common OracheAtriplex patula2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Events & activities nearby
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