🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Canada Goose
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐾Shire Horses on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Canada Goose
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐾Shire Horses on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip
Good to know
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🐄Farm visit
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
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Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: CANNON HALL
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Willow Bean-galler, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Daisy +98 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 43 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴
Cycling
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14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Barnsley Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dark Lanebridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dark Lanebridleway · 272 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 272 mSurface gravelPath type: track
