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Adwick Common

29 ha

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

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53.57254, -1.16970

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕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

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Small White +18 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed, Early Dog-violet +16 more · last seen 2023; Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route184 m

Named routeRef 62Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route407 m

Named routeRef 62Length 407 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,804 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,804 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
CootFulica atra
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwiftApus apus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023

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Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Hedgehog

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2023

Banded Demoiselle

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants3 species

autumn

2023

Japanese Knotweed · Giant Knotweed · Early Dog-violet

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,804 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
CootFulica atra
Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwiftApus apus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Pipistrelle Bat species · Rabbit · Hedgehog

Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2023

Banded Demoiselle

Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens

🌿

Plants3 species

autumn

2023

Japanese Knotweed · Giant Knotweed · Early Dog-violet

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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