Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.68137, -0.94984
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
🧺Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 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
5 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 route224 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 224 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
No 10 moored at Sugar Mill Ponds Nature Reserve
Photos
No 10 moored at Sugar Mill Ponds Nature Reserve
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,269 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,269 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
summerautumn
2025Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Pheasant · Blackbird
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Otter
Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green-veined White · Peacock
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
- PeacockAglais io2017
Japanese Knotweed · Smaller Lattice-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2023
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,269 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
summerautumn
2025Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Pheasant · Blackbird
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Great TitParus major2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Indet. Deer · Otter
Red Admiral · Speckled Wood · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Green-veined White · Peacock
+8 more speciesHide species list
All 13 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2017
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2017
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2018
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2017
- PeacockAglais io2017
Japanese Knotweed · Smaller Lattice-moss · Wood Bristle-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss · White-tipped Bristle-moss
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
- Smaller Lattice-mossCinclidotus fontinaloides2023
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
- Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
- White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Dragonfly
Hairy Dragonfly
Brachytron pratense
Brachytron pratense
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021HornetVespa crabro2019HornetVespa crabro2019Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017Common BluePolyommatus icarus2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2017Small WhitePieris rapae2017Small WhitePieris rapae2017CommaPolygonia c-album2017CommaPolygonia c-album2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017RingletAphantopus hyperantus20172023
2023
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoidesOrange BalsamImpatiens capensis2020Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2020ElderSambucus nigra2020ElderSambucus nigra2020IvyHedera helix2020IvyHedera helix2020