Bullcliff Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.63461, -1.55998
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Danish Scurvygrass +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Blackthorn +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths 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 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 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 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Grassy track, Bullcliff Wood
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Wildlife to spot
6,286 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,286 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +1
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Figwort · Common Fleabane · Chicory · Musk-mallow · Garlic Mustard +3
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Chicory Cichorium intybus Musk-mallow Malva moschata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,286 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Skylark Alauda arvensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +1
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus 🌿 Plants 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Figwort · Common Fleabane · Chicory · Musk-mallow · Garlic Mustard +3
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Chicory Cichorium intybus Musk-mallow Malva moschata Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ribwort Plantain
Ribwort Plantain
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago lanceolata
Cowslip Primula veris
Cowslip Primula veris
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii 