Ferrybridge near Knottingley 0 ha
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.71589, -1.26948
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Road bridge scheduled monument
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 🛝 Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Kestrel, Goldfinch, Magpie +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Goldfinch, Magpie +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Bristle-moss +17 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Wood Bristle-moss +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,275 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Goldfinch · Magpie · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +26
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Badger +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Migrant Hawker
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syrphus Syrphus2021 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2021 Hornet Vespa crabro2021 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2020 Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +15
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2023 Many-fruited Leskea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,275 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Goldfinch · Magpie · Mute Swan · Woodpigeon +26
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Barn Owl Tyto alba2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2020 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Swift Apus apus2021 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2021 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2020 Robin Erithacus rubecula2020 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2020 Skylark Alauda arvensis2020 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2020 Rook Corvus frugilegus2020 Greylag Goose Anser anser2020 Linnet Linaria cannabina2020 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2020 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2020 🦌 Mammals 6 species
spring summer autumn winter
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Badger +1
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles2022 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
22-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 2-spot Ladybird · Hornet · Migrant Hawker
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Syrphus Syrphus2021 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2021 Hornet Vespa crabro2021 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2020 Giant Hogweed · Japanese Knotweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +15
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2023 Many-fruited Leskea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 Leskea polycarpa2023
Leskea polycarpa2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2023
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2023
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2023
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2023
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2023
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2023
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2023
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2023
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2023
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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