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Brickyard Plantation

2 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum, Red-legged Shieldbug, Box Bug +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum, Red-legged Shieldbug, Box Bug +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elder, Hedge Woundwort, Ramsons +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Hedge Woundwort, Ramsons +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Walton 2Walking route
Named route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 67Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

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