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Hartley's Field

11 ha

📷 derek dye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.72881, -1.33499

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 379m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 379m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Scathophaga stercoraria, Gorse Weevil +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Scathophaga stercoraria, Gorse Weevil +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Hillside HikeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Reedbed RambleWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lowther LoopWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

34 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

Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route

Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

149,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

149,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds62 species

winter

2026

Coot · Robin · Lapwing · Magpie · Blue Tit +57

CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

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Insects5 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Gorse Weevil · Clarke's Mining Bee · Micrambe ulicis

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Micrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

149,081 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

winter

2026

Coot · Robin · Lapwing · Magpie · Blue Tit +57

CootFulica atra
RobinErithacus rubecula
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐝

Insects5 species

spring

2026

Scathophaga stercoraria · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Gorse Weevil · Clarke's Mining Bee · Micrambe ulicis

Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Clarke's Mining BeeAndrena clarkella
Micrambe ulicisMicrambe ulicis

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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