Bullcliff North Wood - Grassland
7 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.63676, -1.56862
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route▾
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 699National 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 route485 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +45
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CootFulica atra
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Common Green Grasshopper +8
- Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Conops flavipesConops flavipes
- Didea fasciataDidea fasciata
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Birch Shieldbug
🌿Plants6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Figwort · Common Fleabane · Chicory · Musk-mallow · Garlic Mustard +1
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,141 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren +45
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- CootFulica atra
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Common Green Grasshopper +8
- Macrosteles sardusMacrosteles sardus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Conops flavipesConops flavipes
- Didea fasciataDidea fasciata
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Birch Shieldbug
🌿Plants6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Figwort · Common Fleabane · Chicory · Musk-mallow · Garlic Mustard +1
- Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- ChicoryCichorium intybus
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
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