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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha
Getting here
53.55740, -1.23519
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🌿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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Harlequin Ladybird, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Clustered Bellflower, Chicory, Ground-ivy +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route414 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 414 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route405 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 405 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
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View from the car park, Brodsworth Hall
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
1,750 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,750 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +30
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Cercopis vulnerata · Ashy Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird +6
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Clustered Bellflower · Field Scabious · Harebell · Yellow-rattle · Hoary Plantain +89
- Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata2024
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,750 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chaffinch +30
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2023
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
Pea-leaf Weevil · Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus · Cercopis vulnerata · Ashy Mining Bee · Harlequin Ladybird +6
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
- Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
Clustered Bellflower · Field Scabious · Harebell · Yellow-rattle · Hoary Plantain +89
- Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata2024
- Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2024
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media2024
- FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chocolate Mining Bee
Chocolate Mining Bee
Andrena scotica2024
Andrena scotica2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023SainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre2024Tor-grassBrachypodium rupestre2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2024Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Yellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliata2024Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2024Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2024Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Garden AsparagusAsparagus officinalis2024Garden AsparagusAsparagus officinalis2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024Hairy VioletViola hirta2024Hairy VioletViola hirta2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2024Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2024Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2024Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2024Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024CowslipPrimula veris2024CowslipPrimula veris2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2024Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2024Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2024Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis2024Spear MintMentha spicata2024Spear MintMentha spicata2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Squinancy-WortAsperula cynanchica subsp. cynanchica var. densiflora2024Squinancy-WortAsperula cynanchica subsp. cynanchica var. densiflora2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2024Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2024FennelFoeniculum vulgare2024FennelFoeniculum vulgare2024Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024ChicoryCichorium intybus2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2023Events & activities nearby
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