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Dogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.74279, -1.89014
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Brown, Large White +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
Grade II* listed building: GOTHICK SUMMERHOUSE AT BARNSLEY HOUSE; Historic site
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route144 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route488 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 488 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Barnsley House and garden
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
843 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +47
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2020▾
Hedgehog · Stoat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea2017
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2023▾
Rugged Oil-beetle · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Common Red-legged Robberfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Cockchafer +9
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Dunnock · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw +47
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
- RookCorvus frugilegus2022
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
- RavenCorvus corax2022
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2021
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2020
- MagpiePica pica2020
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2023
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2020
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2020
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummerautumn
2020▾
Hedgehog · Stoat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- StoatMustela erminea2017
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects14 species
springsummer
2023▾
Rugged Oil-beetle · Band-eyed Brown Horsefly · Common Red-legged Robberfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Cockchafer +9
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
- Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Field Maple Disc-minerHeterarthrus wuestneii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus2021Avens Mining SawflyMetallus lanceolatus2021Acrotrichis fascicularisAcrotrichis fascicularis2019Acrotrichis fascicularisAcrotrichis fascicularis2019Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2019Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019HornetVespa crabro2016HornetVespa crabro2016Events & activities nearby
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