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Bentley Park

15 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.54933, -1.14968

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Hobby
☀️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

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Hobby
☀️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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Hobby, Coot +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Hobby, Coot +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route38 m

Named routeRef 62Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route2.1 km

Named routeRef 62Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route183 m

Named routeLength 183 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route384 m

Named routeRef 62Length 384 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

11,692 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,692 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Hobby · Lesser Whitethroat · Reed Warbler · Bearded Tit +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus

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Insects40 species

summer

2026

Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Pea-leaf Weevil +35

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SitophilusSitophilus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025

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Plants3 species

springsummer

2025

Black Nightshade · Germander Speedwell · Yellow-rattle

Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,692 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Hobby · Lesser Whitethroat · Reed Warbler · Bearded Tit +38

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
JayGarrulus glandarius
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus

🐝

Insects40 species

summer

2026

Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Pea-leaf Weevil +35

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
EupeodesEupeodes
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SitophilusSitophilus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2025
Chrysolina oricalciaChrysolina oricalcia2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Apple Fruit RhynchitesTatianaerhynchites aequatus2025

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2025

Black Nightshade · Germander Speedwell · Yellow-rattle

Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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