Askham Bar Solar System Greenway
Railway to Greenway Project For hundreds of years, the favoured route from Selby to York was by boat or barge along the River Ouse. Then,…
Nun Ings
Located just outside York city centre, Nun Ings is a wide, open meadow that has provided generations of York residents with easy access to the…
Shipton Wildflower Woods
Shipton Parish Council (SPC) owns a field of approximately 3 acres adjacent the sports field. This has been let on a short-term tenancy for agricultural…
The Triangles (Tennyson Ave-Haughton Road-Crichton Ave south)
Two triangles of unadopted CYC housing land. For the past 12 months they have been cleared, tidied up by local residents, and ‘good will’ intervention…
Scarcroft Community Orchard on Scarcroft Green
A small orchard of nine trees, six apples, a pear, a plum and a cherry were planted in 2012 with funding from Micklegate Ward Committee….
Acomb Landing
This interesting site is a mixture of brownfield and river and floodplain habitat along the Ouse. It has open mosaic habitat including sandy spoil piles…
Severus Hill
Severus Hill in Holgate is a place of environmental, natural and historical significance. A mile outside of the city walls it stands 35 metres above…
Derwenthorpe Meadow
A flower-rich meadow which forms part of the Derwenthorpe housing development. The meadow is managed by the Derwenthorpe Nature Group who also work to make…
Churchfield Open Space Wigginton
Churchfield is a public open space of approx. 3.5 acres with an enclosed dog walk area, children’s play area, an enclosed younger children’s playground and…
