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🌱 Urban park

Brodsworth Park

63 ha

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome63 ha

Getting here

53.55740, -1.23519

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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Foraging

Strong match

Varies

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawthorn, Rough Hawkbit, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +9 more foraging species

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small White, Harlequin Ladybird, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Clustered Bellflower, Chicory, Ground-ivy +98 more · last seen 2025

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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3 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
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Cycling

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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

About this urban park

Brodsworth Park is a urban park covering 63 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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View from the car park, Brodsworth Hall

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from the car park, Brodsworth Hall

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Toilets

198m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Frickley Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Brodsworth Community WoodlandsUrban park1.9 km→🌱Phoenix ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Barnsley Road Playing FieldUrban park4.7 km→✦Roman Ridge, Roman road, NW of DoncasterHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Adwick ParkUrban park3.5 km→