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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.68621, -1.58200
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 288m 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 288m 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2025
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🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Stainer, White Dapperling, Rootlet Brittlestem +20 more · last seen 2017; Fungi — Yellow Stainer, White Dapperling, Rootlet Brittlestem +20 more · last seen 2017
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Bramble +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Bramble +48 more · last seen 2025
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Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +14 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Wonders of Wakefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoW Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +17
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-tailed Bumblebee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 🌿 Plants 37 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bramble · Ivy · Hawthorn · Sycamore · Cow Parsley +32
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy Hedera helix Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Wood Avens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,555 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +17
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Red-tailed Bumblebee · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 🌿 Plants 37 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Bramble · Ivy · Hawthorn · Sycamore · Cow Parsley +32
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy Hedera helix Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Common Nettle Urtica dioica Wood Avens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geum urbanum
Geum urbanum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Whitebeam Sorbus
Whitebeam Sorbus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock Rumex crispus/obtusifolius2023
Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock Rumex crispus/obtusifolius2023
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Red Currant Ribes rubrum
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2024
Taraxacum agg. Taraxacum agg.2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Hazel Corylus avellana2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2023 