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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Ostlers Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Ostlers Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, 7-spot Ladybird +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wall-rue, Bluebell, Curled Pondweed +82 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

68 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

Wildlife to spot

1,921 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,921 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

wintersummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen · Greylag Goose · Common Gull +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
CootFulica atra2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Mole

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hedgerow Spinner

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Hedgerow SpinnerPamphilius sylvaticus2024

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam

Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,921 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

wintersummer

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Moorhen · Greylag Goose · Common Gull +33

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
CootFulica atra2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2023
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Mole

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hedgerow Spinner

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Hedgerow SpinnerPamphilius sylvaticus2024

🌿

Plants2 species

springsummer

2024

Common Liverwort · Himalayan Balsam

Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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