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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.81969, -0.49517

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Visiting this summer

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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Common Gull, Blackbird, Pheasant +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Common Gull, Blackbird, Pheasant +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 164 (south)

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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

High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km

Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route

Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Risby Lanebridleway · 909 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 909 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

17,212 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,212 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Common Gull · Blackbird · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +40

Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,212 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Common Gull · Blackbird · Pheasant · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +40

Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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