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Coronation Gardens

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Selfheal +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Selfheal +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Walton 2Walking route

Named route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route185 m

Named routeRef 67Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route485 m

Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,358 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,358 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SwiftApus apus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2025

Green Shieldbug · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Small Garden Bumblebee +19

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024

🌿

Plants73 species

summer

2026

Herb-Robert · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Knotted Crane's-bill · Honesty +68

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Knotted Crane's-billGeranium nodosum2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
BorageBorago officinalis2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
PoppyPapaver2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
SpeedwellVeronica2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
RhododendronRhododendron2025
BindweedCalystegia2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
ThistleCirsium2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
HydrangeaHydrangea2025
CrocusCrocus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Broad BeanVicia faba2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,358 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow +50

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
PochardAythya ferina2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SwiftApus apus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects24 species

springsummer

2025

Green Shieldbug · Tree Bumblebee · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Small Garden Bumblebee +19

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Small Garden BumblebeeBombus hortorum2024
Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2024
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2024
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum2024
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii
SyrphusSyrphus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2024
Forest Cuckoo BeeBombus sylvestris2024

🌿

Plants73 species

summer

2026

Herb-Robert · Ribwort Plantain · Selfheal · Knotted Crane's-bill · Honesty +68

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024
Knotted Crane's-billGeranium nodosum2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
BorageBorago officinalis2025
daffodilsNarcissus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025
PoppyPapaver2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
SpeedwellVeronica2025
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
RhododendronRhododendron2025
BindweedCalystegia2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
ThistleCirsium2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
HydrangeaHydrangea2025
CrocusCrocus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Broad BeanVicia faba2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
White ComfreySymphytum orientale2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024