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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

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 — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Eyebright, Selfheal, Sweet-briar +66 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Eyebright, Selfheal, Sweet-briar +66 more · last seen 2017

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Rough Hawkbit, Watercress +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Centenary WayWalking route134 km

Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route

Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km

Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route

Chalkland WayWalking route59 km

Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 166Cycling route

Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 167Cycling route

Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route332 m

Named routeRef 166Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3 km

Named routeRef 166Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,294 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,294 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Kestrel · Yellowhammer · Goldfinch +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Willow TitPoecile montanus
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Spotted Dead-nettle

Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,294 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Kestrel · Yellowhammer · Goldfinch +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwiftApus apus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
CurlewNumenius arquata
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Willow TitPoecile montanus
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Mole

Brown HareLepus europaeus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2025

Spotted Dead-nettle

Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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