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Engine Wood

7 ha

📷 Philip Cornwall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

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53.65274, -1.37376

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

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 — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Beech · last seen 2025; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Beech · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking 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

Royston & Carlton Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 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 route1.9 km

Named routeRef 67Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route480 m

Named routeRef 67Length 480 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +41

RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · American Mink

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,025 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

winter

2026

Redwing · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +41

RedwingTurdus iliacus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
CootFulica atra2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · American Mink

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
American MinkNeovison vison

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Cornwall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Engine Lane crossing farmland

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