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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.61183, -1.56394
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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🦉 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, Black-headed Gull +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Foxglove, Meadowsweet, Ribwort Plantain +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Meadowsweet, Ribwort Plantain +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Hazel +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia illustrata +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia illustrata +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 7 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 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 41 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 408 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 408 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos 'Time's Scythe' - Nicola Turner
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Wildlife to spot
11,568 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,568 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Meadowsweet · Foxglove · Hornbeam · Musk-mallow · Butterfly-bush +19
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Musk-mallow Malva moschata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Elder Sambucus nigra Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,568 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Eristalis pertinax Meadowsweet · Foxglove · Hornbeam · Musk-mallow · Butterfly-bush +19
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Musk-mallow Malva moschata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Elder Sambucus nigra Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora
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