World War II bombing decoy 500m east of Bland's Plantation 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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53.91975, -1.03208
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Blueish Veilwort, Common Pincushion +21 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Blueish Veilwort, Common Pincushion +21 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Centenary Way Walking route 134 km ▾
Named route Length 134 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map 121 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Solar System Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
5,698 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,698 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Linnet +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Curlew Numenius arquata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Sedge-sawfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Lagria hirta +25
Syrphus Syrphus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Lagria hirta Lagria hirta Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Blueish Veilwort · Silver-moss · Heath Star Moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion +6
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,698 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Linnet +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Whitethroat Curruca communis Snipe Gallinago gallinago Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Curlew Numenius arquata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Sedge-sawfly · 14-spot Ladybird · Lagria hirta +25
Syrphus Syrphus Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Lagria hirta Lagria hirta Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Blueish Veilwort · Silver-moss · Heath Star Moss · Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis · Common Pincushion +6
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Silver-moss Bryum argenteum Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Minute Pouncewort Myriocoleopsis minutissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes
Pentatoma rufipes
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus
Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Pottia
Common Pottia
Tortula truncata
Tortula truncata
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Dwarf Swan-neck Moss Campylopus pyriformis
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare
Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
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