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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.70382, -1.10204
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 129m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2024
Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +52 more · last seen 2024
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Free playground
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Free Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route638 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 638 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route317 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 317 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
420 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot
420 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds55 species
winterspring
2024Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Tree Sparrow
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- PintailAnas acuta2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2015
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2014
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- PochardAythya ferina2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2014
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2015
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2015
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2014
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2012
- MerlinFalco columbarius2010
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2010
- RuffCalidris pugnax2010
- DunlinCalidris alpina2010
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2010
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025Rosemary Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax · Phaonia valida · Hornet
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Phaonia validaPhaonia valida
- HornetVespa crabro
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2023Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Common Cudweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
420 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds55 species
winterspring
2024Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Tree Sparrow
+50 more speciesHide species list
All 55 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WigeonMareca penelope
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2019
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2019
- Great TitParus major2019
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2019
- DunnockPrunella modularis2015
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula2019
- PintailAnas acuta2022
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2019
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2019
- RookCorvus frugilegus2019
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2015
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2014
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- PochardAythya ferina2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2014
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2010
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2017
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor2015
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2015
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2015
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2015
- SwallowHirundo rustica2014
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris2012
- MerlinFalco columbarius2010
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2010
- RuffCalidris pugnax2010
- DunlinCalidris alpina2010
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2010
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2010
Roe Deer · Rabbit · Mole · Red Fox
🐝Insects9 species
springsummerautumn
2025Rosemary Beetle · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Eristalis pertinax · Phaonia valida · Hornet
+4 more speciesHide species list
All 9 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Phaonia validaPhaonia valida
- HornetVespa crabro
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumn
2023Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Common Cudweed
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2017
2017
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2016PeacockAglais io2016PeacockAglais io2016Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010Green-veined WhitePieris napi2010Small WhitePieris rapae2010Small WhitePieris rapae2010Events & activities nearby
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