Brickyard Plantation 16 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.62151, -1.57853
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 452m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 452m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bugle, Cowslip +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Bugle, Cowslip +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia illustrata +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia illustrata +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Hogweed +4 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Stocksmoor Lane public footpath · 813 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 813 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 11 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 Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Park Lane bridleway · 137 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 137 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Track and footpath alongside Wilderness Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
11,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,184 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Mute Swan · Gadwall +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Macrosteles sardus +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Conops flavipes 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadowsweet · Common Figwort · Hornbeam · Common Fleabane · Musk-mallow +4
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Musk-mallow Malva moschata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,184 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Mallard · Mute Swan · Gadwall +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Macrosteles sardus +13
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Conops flavipes 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadowsweet · Common Figwort · Hornbeam · Common Fleabane · Musk-mallow +4
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Musk-mallow Malva moschata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Conops flavipes
Conops flavipes
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Didea fasciata Didea fasciata
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Elder
Elder
Sambucus nigra
Sambucus nigra
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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