Bimshaw Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.62567, -1.54678
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Danish Scurvygrass, Crosswort +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Bramble, Common Nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Conops flavipes, Cheilosia illustrata +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Conops flavipes, Cheilosia illustrata +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Royston & Carlton Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Wonders of Wakefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoW Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 970 m ▾
Named route Length 970 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Woolley Edge Services, slip road to M1
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Wildlife to spot
4,202 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,202 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goosander Mergus merganser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Common Green Grasshopper +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Sicus ferrugineus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chicory · Musk-mallow · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Garlic Mustard · Ribwort Plantain +3
Chicory Cichorium intybus Musk-mallow Malva moschata Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,202 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Coot Fulica atra Gadwall Mareca strepera Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Teal Anas crecca Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Skylark Alauda arvensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goosander Mergus merganser Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Harlequin Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Common Green Grasshopper +2
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Sicus ferrugineus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chicory · Musk-mallow · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Garlic Mustard · Ribwort Plantain +3
Chicory Cichorium intybus Musk-mallow Malva moschata Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus2024
Common Dog-violet
Common Dog-violet
Viola riviniana
Viola riviniana
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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