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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.28043, -1.77856
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +74 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus torvus +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 Dales TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 71Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 71National Cycle Network
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 71Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,355 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,355 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock +50
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · Common Wasp · Eristalis pertinax +35
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,355 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Chiffchaff · Blackcap · Blackbird · Robin · Dunnock +50
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwiftApus apus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus
- Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Eristalis tenax · Common Wasp · Eristalis pertinax +35
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common WaspVespula vulgaris2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis2024Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis2024Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2023Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2023Platycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusNephrotoma guestfalicaNephrotoma guestfalicaNephrotoma guestfalicaNephrotoma guestfalicaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsisEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisRhingia campestrisCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansCantharis nigricansBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusBrachypalpoides lentusCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerataMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomelaCommon Green SawflyTenthredo mesomelaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2023Dasysyrphus pinastriDasysyrphus pinastri2023Dasysyrphus pinastriDasysyrphus pinastri2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2023Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2023Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Events & activities nearby
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