Barnsley Road Playing Field
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.53683, -1.17257
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Coot
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Chiffchaff +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Mallard, Coot, Chiffchaff +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Heron WayWalking route▾
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Woodfield GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route67 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route692 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 692 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 11 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Path beside Barnsley Road (A635)
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
16,473 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Goldfinch · Siskin · Grey Wagtail · Starling +18
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy Shieldbug · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +49
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Black Nightshade
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,473 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pied Wagtail · Goldfinch · Siskin · Grey Wagtail · Starling +18
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
Hedgehog · Brown Rat · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Hairy Shieldbug · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax +49
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Black Nightshade
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Parent Bug
Parent Bug
Elasmucha grisea2025
Elasmucha grisea2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta20252-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataSitophilusSitophilusSitophilusSitophilusLimnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Melanostoma mellinumMelanostoma mellinum2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Platycheirus clypeatus agg.Platycheirus clypeatus agg.2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Events & activities nearby
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