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Endless Flat Plantation

6 ha

BirdsWildlifeForaging

Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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53.72508, -1.28736

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hornet · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Sessile Oak · last seen 2025; Plants — Sessile Oak · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 697Cycling route

Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 697Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

27,353 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

27,353 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winter

2025

Cormorant · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +58

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

27,353 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winter

2025

Cormorant · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +58

CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
JackdawColoeus monedula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoosanderMergus merganser
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Common GullLarus canus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
SiskinSpinus spinus
CurlewNumenius arquata
RavenCorvus corax
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 derek dye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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