Knottingley Playing Fields 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.70735, -1.24743
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Knottla Munch Box — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Knottla Munch Box — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +18 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Wood Bristle-moss, Japanese Knotweed +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Wood Bristle-moss, Japanese Knotweed +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths 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 ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,111 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,111 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Little Owl +16
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Clogmia albipunctata · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus +1
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Syrphus Syrphus2021 Giant Hogweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Creeping Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +17
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 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 3,111 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 21 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Little Owl +16
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Clogmia albipunctata · 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus +1
Clogmia albipunctata Clogmia albipunctata 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Syrphus Syrphus2021 Giant Hogweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Creeping Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +17
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2023 Many-fruited Leskea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2021
Sympetrum striolatum2021
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
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
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
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2024
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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