Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post and World War II visual spotting post, 200m north of Southfield House
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.97582, -0.20902
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Herring Gull
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Best for
6 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +110 more · last seen 2025
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +110 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Western Conifer Seed Bug +27 more · last seen 2025
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Underground Monitoring Site and Visual Spotting Post
Photos
Underground Monitoring Site and Visual Spotting Post
Facilities
☕Café
Mr Moo's Ice Cream Parlour & Coffee Shop · 180m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,824 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,824 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Magpie
+108 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Roe Deer · Badger
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020Common Frog
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Small White · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Red Admiral · Limnephilus affinis
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,824 records · NBN AtlasWoodpigeon · Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Common Gull · Magpie
+108 more speciesHide species list
🦌Mammals7 species
summerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Mole · Roe Deer · Badger
+2 more speciesHide species list
All 7 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2020
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Rabbit
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2020Common Frog
🐝Insects30 species
summerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Small White · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Red Admiral · Limnephilus affinis
+25 more speciesHide species list
All 30 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
Oryctolagus cuniculus2023
OtterLutra lutra2022OtterLutra lutra20222019
2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2019Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019Red UnderwingCatocala nupta2019Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2019Turnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaePea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesMigrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2023Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2023Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2023Conops quadrifasciatusConops quadrifasciatus2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2023Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2022Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2022Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2022Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2019Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2019Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2019Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2019Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019Beaded ChestnutAgrochola lychnidis2019Events & activities nearby
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