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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, Chaffinch +55 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Rock-rose, Dropwort, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss +138 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Dropwort, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss +138 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dropwort, Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Wild Thyme +11 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Marmalade Hoverfly, Platycheirus manicatus +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Marmalade Hoverfly, Platycheirus manicatus +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 166Cycling route

Named routeRef 166National 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 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.8 km

Named routeRef 166Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

1,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2024

Chaffinch · Corn Bunting · Yellowhammer · Tree Sparrow · Blackbird +51

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SanderlingCalidris alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common GullLarus canus
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Badger · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2021
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus manicatus · Ashy Mining Bee

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024

🌿

Plants108 species

summer

2026

Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Weissia brachycarpa var. obliqua · Big Shaggy-moss · Schreberian Earth-moss +103

Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Weissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWeissia brachycarpa var. obliqua
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2024
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2023
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2023
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2023
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2023
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2023
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2023
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2023
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Quaking-grassBriza media2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2023
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2018
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,061 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winter

2024

Chaffinch · Corn Bunting · Yellowhammer · Tree Sparrow · Blackbird +51

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2020
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus2022
RobinErithacus rubecula2022
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2020
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MagpiePica pica
Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SanderlingCalidris alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FulmarFulmarus glacialis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunlinCalidris alpina
Common GullLarus canus
RedshankTringa totanus
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2022
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
SiskinSpinus spinus2022
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2020
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2019
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Badger · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Brown HareLepus europaeus
BadgerMeles meles2021
Indet. DeerCervidae2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummer

2025

Marmalade Hoverfly · Platycheirus manicatus · Ashy Mining Bee

Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Platycheirus manicatusPlatycheirus manicatus
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024

🌿

Plants108 species

summer

2026

Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Weissia brachycarpa var. obliqua · Big Shaggy-moss · Schreberian Earth-moss +103

Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Weissia brachycarpa var. obliquaWeissia brachycarpa var. obliqua
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens
English Rock-bristleSeligeria calycina
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2024
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Field Forklet-mossDicranella staphylina
Rock Pocket-mossFissidens dubius
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Golden Feather-mossCampylium chrysophyllum
Bloody Crane's-billGeranium sanguineum2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum2025
Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum2025
Weissia controversa var. controversaWeissia controversa var. controversa2025
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2025
Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla2025
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2025
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2025
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2025
Capillary Thread-mossBryum capillare2025
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha2025
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2025
DaisyBellis perennis2024
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2024
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2023
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2023
Saw-wortSerratula tinctoria2023
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2023
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2023
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2023
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Common RestharrowOnonis repens2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023
Hairy Rock-cressArabis hirsuta2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2023
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2023
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2023
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2023
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2023
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2023
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2023
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2023
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2023
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule2023
Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2023
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Quaking-grassBriza media2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2023
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2023
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2023
Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2023
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023
NipplewortLapsana communis2023
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2023
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2023
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2018
CleaversGalium aparine2018
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2018
GorseUlex europaeus2018
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2018
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2018
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2018
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2018