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Ferrybridge Henge

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Getting here

53.71258, -1.28245

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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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Campion +54 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Campion +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Red Admiral, Swollen-thighed Beetle +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Red Admiral, Swollen-thighed Beetle +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — The Prince · last seen 2020; Fungi — The Prince · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Blackcap +58

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
CootFulica atra2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Black Rat · Rabbit · Mole +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Black RatRattus rattus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
BadgerMeles meles2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects40 species

summerautumn

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Red Admiral · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +35

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
EupeodesEupeodes2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
HornetVespa crabro2021
Aphis (Aphis) farinosaAphis (Aphis) farinosa2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2020

The Prince

The PrinceAgaricus augustus

🌿

Plants57 species

summerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Red Campion · Wood Bristle-moss · Butterfly-bush +52

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DaisyBellis perennis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2023
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2023
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2023
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2023
Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2023
Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Eastern SowbreadCyclamen coum
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winterspring

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Blackcap +58

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2023
CootFulica atra2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2023
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2022
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022

🦌

Mammals9 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Black Rat · Rabbit · Mole +4

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Black RatRattus rattus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
MoleTalpa europaea2024
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2024
BadgerMeles meles2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspring

2025

Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog

Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects40 species

summerautumn

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Red Admiral · Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird +35

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024
Clogmia albipunctataClogmia albipunctata2024
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Reed Stem BorerCalameuta filiformis2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2023
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis2023
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2023
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2023
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023
SyrphusSyrphus2023
EupeodesEupeodes2023
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci2023
HornetVespa crabro2021
Aphis (Aphis) farinosaAphis (Aphis) farinosa2021
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2020
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2020

The Prince

The PrinceAgaricus augustus

🌿

Plants57 species

summerautumn

2025

Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Red Campion · Wood Bristle-moss · Butterfly-bush +52

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Red CampionSilene dioica
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2023
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DaisyBellis perennis
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens2023
Kneiff's Feather-mossLeptodictyum riparium2023
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa2023
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia2023
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum2023
White-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanum2023
Schreber's Forklet-mossDicranella schreberiana2023
Schreberian Earth-mossTortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiformeHypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubens2023
Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens2023
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Eastern SowbreadCyclamen coum
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus2024
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024