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Boundary cross on the corner of Ferrybridge Road and Stumpcross Lane

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🛝Playground 241m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Nettle, Red Campion +81 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Common Nettle, Red Campion +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 697Cycling route

Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 697Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

2,705 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,705 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +22

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Welsh Chafer +17

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Small Black AntLasius niger
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Formica lemaniFormica lemani2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
AphidAphididae2025

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Plants21 species

springsummer

2025

Red Campion · Butterfly-bush · Purple-loosestrife · Tufted Vetch · Common Nettle +16

Red CampionSilene dioica
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,705 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds27 species

autumnwinter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird · Robin +22

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects22 species

springsummer

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Welsh Chafer +17

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Small Black AntLasius niger
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Formica lemaniFormica lemani2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025
AphidAphididae2025

🌿

Plants21 species

springsummer

2025

Red Campion · Butterfly-bush · Purple-loosestrife · Tufted Vetch · Common Nettle +16

Red CampionSilene dioica
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orchard Head Lane meets Ferrybridge Road

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