Coal Pit Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
11 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.62472, -1.27073
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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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
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A low hill north of Upton
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Wildlife to spot
1,482 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,482 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Owl · Swift · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +4
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Southern Hawker · Alder Leaf Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · Ruddy Darter · Smoky Buttercup Sawfly +22
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Smoky Buttercup SawflyStethomostus fuliginosus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Kalama tricornis
Cow Parsley · Sycamore · Hazel · White Clover · Great Willowherb +128
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,482 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Owl · Swift · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +4
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Southern Hawker · Alder Leaf Beetle · 22-spot Ladybird · Ruddy Darter · Smoky Buttercup Sawfly +22
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Smoky Buttercup SawflyStethomostus fuliginosus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Kalama tricornis
Cow Parsley · Sycamore · Hazel · White Clover · Great Willowherb +128
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- HazelCorylus avellana
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Kalama tricornis
Kalama tricornis
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusWasp BeetleClytus arietisWasp BeetleClytus arietisField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusTenthredopsisTenthredopsisTenthredopsisTenthredopsisPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryiCommon HawkerAeshna juncea2024Common HawkerAeshna juncea2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2023Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2022Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2022ColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaGreater PeriwinkleVinca major2023Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2023Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaGreater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusButcher's-broomRuscus aculeatusWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaHairy TareErvilia hirsutaSouthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissaSouthern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaTor-grassBrachypodium rupestreTor-grassBrachypodium rupestreMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisWild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllosWild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllosSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaField-roseRosa arvensisField-roseRosa arvensisGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaWater-plantainAlisma plantago-aquaticaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosaShrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiNew Zealand PigmyweedCrassula helmsiiFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaGrey WillowSalix cinerea subsp. cinereaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeFalse Fox-sedgeCarex otrubaeMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusGrey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontaniGrey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontaniHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumFool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorumWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareHopHumulus lupulus2024HopHumulus lupulus2024Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024NipplewortLapsana communis2023NipplewortLapsana communis2023Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2023Goat's-rueGalega officinalis2023FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023White Dead-nettleLamium album2023Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2023SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2022SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2022Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2022Russian-vineFallopia baldschuanica2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2022Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022Events & activities nearby
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