Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
53.56841, -1.02911
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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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route293 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 293 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Wild Flower Meadow at Quarry Park
Photos
Wild Flower Meadow at Quarry Park
✓ 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
1,706 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,706 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2022Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Southern Hawker · Hornet · Common Darter · Lily Beetle · Migrant Hawker
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
- HornetVespa crabro2022
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Ash · Hawthorn · Beech · Elder · Rosebay Willowherb
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Field Maple
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,706 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird
+30 more speciesHide species list
All 35 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2022Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
Southern Hawker · Hornet · Common Darter · Lily Beetle · Migrant Hawker
+9 more speciesHide species list
All 14 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
- HornetVespa crabro2022
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Ash · Hawthorn · Beech · Elder · Rosebay Willowherb
+15 more speciesHide species list
All 20 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Field Maple
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata2020
Coccinella septempunctata2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumBack-SwimmerNotonecta2022Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2020Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2020Acer campestre
Acer campestre
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020HogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaRoseRosaRoseRosaPoppyPapaverPoppyPapaverGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020Black HorehoundBallota nigra2020Black HorehoundBallota nigra2020Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020