Fenwick Hall moated site ✦ Ancient woodland 1 ha
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🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
53.63990, -1.08211
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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 🌳 Ancient woodland 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌳 Ancient woodland 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 8 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +44 more · last seen 2025
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Reedbeds priority habitat; Birds — Swift, Carrion Crow, Rock Dove +44 more · last seen 2025
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Small White +33 more · last seen 2019; Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Schreberian Earth-moss, Crimson-tuber Thread-moss, Nuttall's Waterweed +12 more · last seen 2022
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref TPT National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾ Named route Ref 62 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 63 m ▾ Named route Ref 62 Length 63 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 293 m ▾ Named route Ref 62 Length 293 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.9 km ▾ Named route Ref 62 Length 3.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map About this historic site Scheduled Monument
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ The old Moated House of Fenwick Hall, shrouded by trees
‹ › Photos The old Moated House of Fenwick Hall, shrouded by trees
‹ › ✦ Ancient Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Wildlife to spot
174 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 174 records · NBN Atlas Swift · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Whitethroat · Grey Heron
+42 more species Hide species list All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Swift Apus apus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Whitethroat Curruca communis2013 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2013 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2013 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2013 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2012 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2012 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2012 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2012 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2012 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2012 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2012 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2012 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2012 Stock Dove Columba oenas2012 Great Tit Parus major2012 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2012 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2012 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2012 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2012 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2012 Curlew Numenius arquata2012 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2012 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2012 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2012 Swallow Hirundo rustica2012 Linnet Linaria cannabina2012 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2012 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2012 Dunnock Prunella modularis2012 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2012 Little Owl Athene noctua2010 Otter · Brown Hare · Red Fox
Speckled Wood · Peacock · Small White · Orange-tip · Bembidion biguttatum
+31 more species Hide species list All 36 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Peacock Aglais io2012 Small White Pieris rapae Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018 Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum2011 Oxypselaphus obscurus Schreberian Earth-moss · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Nuttall's Waterweed · Rock Pocket-moss · Silver-moss
+10 more species Hide species list All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2018 Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2018 Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2016 Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2018 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 174 records · NBN Atlas Swift · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Whitethroat · Grey Heron
+42 more species Hide species list All 47 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Swift Apus apus2022 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Whitethroat Curruca communis2013 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2022 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2019 House Martin Delichon urbicum2019 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2019 Robin Erithacus rubecula2017 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2017 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2017 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2017 Blackbird Turdus merula2017 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2013 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2013 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2013 Jay Garrulus glandarius2020 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2012 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2012 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2012 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2012 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2012 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2012 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2012 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2012 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2012 Stock Dove Columba oenas2012 Great Tit Parus major2012 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2012 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2012 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2012 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2012 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2012 Curlew Numenius arquata2012 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2012 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2012 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2012 Swallow Hirundo rustica2012 Linnet Linaria cannabina2012 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2012 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2012 Dunnock Prunella modularis2012 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2012 Little Owl Athene noctua2010 Otter · Brown Hare · Red Fox
Speckled Wood · Peacock · Small White · Orange-tip · Bembidion biguttatum
+31 more species Hide species list All 36 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Peacock Aglais io2012 Small White Pieris rapae Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2018 Bembidion biguttatum Bembidion biguttatum2011 Oxypselaphus obscurus Schreberian Earth-moss · Crimson-tuber Thread-moss · Nuttall's Waterweed · Rock Pocket-moss · Silver-moss
+10 more species Hide species list All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2018 Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2018 Nuttall's Waterweed Elodea nuttallii2016 Rock Pocket-moss Fissidens dubius2018 Silver-moss Bryum argenteum2018 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oxypselaphus obscurus2011
Oxypselaphus obscurus2011
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula2011
Bembidion guttula Bembidion guttula2011
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2011
Agonum fuliginosum Agonum fuliginosum2011
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Green-veined White Pieris napi2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Large White Pieris brassicae2018
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2017
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2017
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2012
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2012
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens2010
Pterostichus diligens Pterostichus diligens2010
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2018
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2018
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2018
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2018
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2018
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2018
Small Yellow Underwing Panemeria tenebrata2018
Small Yellow Underwing Panemeria tenebrata2018
Hemerocallis Gall Midge Contarinia quinquenotata2014
Hemerocallis Gall Midge Contarinia quinquenotata2014
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2012
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2012
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2012
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2012
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2012
Riband Wave Idaea aversata2012
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2012
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2012
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2012
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2012
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2012
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2012
Comma Polygonia c-album2012
Comma Polygonia c-album2012
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2012
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2012
Acupalpus parvulus Acupalpus parvulus2011
Acupalpus parvulus Acupalpus parvulus2011
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2011
Yellow-tail Euproctis similis2011
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2010
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2010
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2010
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2010
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2010
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2010
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2010
Bembidion tetracolum Bembidion tetracolum2010
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2010
Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum2010
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius2010
Acupalpus dubius Acupalpus dubius2010
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2017
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2017
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2017
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2017
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2017
Cylindric Ditrichum Trichodon cylindricus2017
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2017
Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides2017
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2017
Pea Bryum Bryum ruderale2017
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2017
Bird's-claw Beard-moss Barbula unguiculata2017
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2017
Common Pottia Tortula truncata2017
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2017
Field Forklet-moss Dicranella staphylina2017
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2017
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2017
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
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