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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
54.03295, -1.02064
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 415m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 415m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Bog Bush-cricket +122 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Tormentil, Heather +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Tormentil, Heather +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Raspberry, Bulrush +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map Photos Lords Moor Lane passing through York Golf Club
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Wildlife to spot
25,294 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,294 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bog Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Meadow Grasshopper +29
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Cross-leaved Heath · Heather · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley +12
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Even Scalewort Radula complanata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025 Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,294 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 34 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bog Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Meadow Grasshopper +29
Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Cross-leaved Heath · Heather · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley +12
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Even Scalewort Radula complanata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025 Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Tormentil Potentilla erecta Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Heath Pea-galler Euura collactanea2025
Heath Pea-galler Euura collactanea2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Teuchestes fossor Teuchestes fossor2025
Teuchestes fossor Teuchestes fossor2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025 2025
2025
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii2025
Acid Frillwort Fossombronia wondraczekii2025
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2025
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2025
Creeping Willow Salix repens2025
Creeping Willow Salix repens2025
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2025
Marsh Willowherb Epilobium palustre2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2025
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2025
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia2025
Water-purslane Lythrum portula2025
Water-purslane Lythrum portula2025
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2025
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
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