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Wayrham Picnic Site

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

54.00042, -0.72760

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Pheasant
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge +48 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Yellowhammer, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge +48 more · last seen 2023; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Red-Belted Bracket, Splitgill, Common Inkcap +17 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Green-veined White, Dingy Skipper +172 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Quaking-grass, Fairy Flax, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +179 more · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 164Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wayrham picnic site on a windy day

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wayrham picnic site on a windy day

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old WoodUrban park4 km→✦Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth.Historic site3.7 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke 390m west of South Wold FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal DaleHistoric site2.5 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington DaleHistoric site3.3 km→⛪St Edith's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→