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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › York Getting here
54.04031, -1.01332
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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 381m away — 2 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 381m away — 2 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 +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Wren +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Round-leaved Sundew, Heather +77 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Round-leaved Sundew, Heather +77 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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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
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Wildlife to spot
28,579 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Fieldfare +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Bog Bush-cricket · Ruddy Darter · Black Darter +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil +2
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Even Scalewort Radula complanata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025 Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Fieldfare +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Bog Bush-cricket · Ruddy Darter · Black Darter +17
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025 🌿 Plants 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Cross-leaved Heath · Even Scalewort · Common Pincushion · Upright Hedge-parsley · Tormentil +2
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Even Scalewort Radula complanata Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata2025 Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2025 Tormentil Potentilla erecta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
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
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Acid Frillwort
Acid Frillwort
Fossombronia wondraczekii2025
Fossombronia wondraczekii2025
Nees' Pellia Pellia neesiana2025
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