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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.70982, -1.49960
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 🛝 Playground 165m 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 165m 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
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rook +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rook +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +108 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +108 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Bramble +15 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Stanley Lane public footpath · 102 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 102 m Path type: track
Show on map 48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 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 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos A view in Outwood Cemetery
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Wildlife to spot
8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Pochard · Woodpigeon · Shoveler · Greylag Goose · Wigeon +31
Pochard Aythya ferina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Magpie Pica pica Bittern Botaurus stellaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 🌿 Plants 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed · Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Cowslip +38
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Cowslip Primula veris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,730 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Pochard · Woodpigeon · Shoveler · Greylag Goose · Wigeon +31
Pochard Aythya ferina Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Wigeon Mareca penelope Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Magpie Pica pica Bittern Botaurus stellaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 🌿 Plants 43 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Giant Hogweed · Lords-and-Ladies · Garlic Mustard · Cowslip +38
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2024 Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Cowslip Primula veris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Campion
Red Campion
Silene dioica2024
Silene dioica2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
Corncockle Agrostemma githago
Corncockle Agrostemma githago
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2024
Burnet Rose Rosa spinosissima2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2024
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2024
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Broad Bean Vicia faba2024
Broad Bean Vicia faba2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2024
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Honesty Lunaria annua2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2024
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2024
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Gorse Ulex europaeus2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024 