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11 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.54614, -1.20004

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Thyme, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Field Scabious, Common Ragwort +98 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Field Scabious, Common Ragwort +98 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Swollen-thighed Beetle +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route573 m
Named routeRef 62Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 62Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 62Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route38 m
Named routeRef 62Length 38 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 62Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland and woods, Leys Hill

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland and woods, Leys Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CUSWORTH HALLHistoric site2.6 km→🏞️CUSWORTH PARKCountry park2.5 km→🌱Cusworth Hall Museum and ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Brodsworth Community WoodlandsUrban park1.4 km→🌱Barnsley Road Playing FieldUrban park2.1 km→🌱Brodsworth ParkUrban park2.6 km→

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