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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
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Getting here
53.68011, -1.11596
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
- 🌿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
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mute Swan
- 🌿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
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +86 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Spring Heath Robberfly, Speckled Wood, Fan-bristled Robberfly +38 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pottia, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss +73 more · last seen 2022
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route317 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
South Yorkshire Boat Club
Photos
South Yorkshire Boat Club
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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