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Deserted medieval village of Hodroyd, Felkirk

4 ha

WildlifeBirdsHeritage

Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.61053, -1.41247

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Volucella inanis, Semicolon Sawfly, Field Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella inanis, Semicolon Sawfly, Field Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Soapwort, Goat's-rue, Common Toadflax +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Soapwort, Goat's-rue, Common Toadflax +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 67Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route30 m

Named routeRef 67Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

14,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pochard +45

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
PochardAythya ferina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2025

Shoveler · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Robin · Pochard +45

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
PochardAythya ferina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TealAnas crecca
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Rinder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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