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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.81262, -1.10038
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Grey Shrike
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Great Grey Shrike
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Grey Shrike, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Grey Shrike, Wigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Shaggy Parasol, Giant Puffball +49 more · last seen 2012
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +169 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Dyer's Greenweed, Common Feather-moss +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Riccall Round Walk 2Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route15 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,402 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,402 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Barn Owl · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +19
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects93 species
springsummer
2026▾
Syrphus · Mystacides longicornis · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee +88
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Great Hairy Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorphaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,402 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Barn Owl · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +19
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects93 species
springsummer
2026▾
Syrphus · Mystacides longicornis · 14-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee +88
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Great Hairy Screw-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia +4
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Marchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorphaMarchantia polymorpha subsp. polymorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dyer's Greenweed
Dyer's Greenweed
Genista tinctoria2025
Genista tinctoria2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Events & activities nearby
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