Margery Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 41 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 41 ha
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53.58337, -1.58254
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Canada Goose +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Canada Goose +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Purple-loosestrife, Field Wood-rush, Hornbeam +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Ramsons, Dandelion +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Willow Bean-galler, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Bean-galler, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths 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 Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Penistone Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Barnsley Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Private track in Margery Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · American Mink · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Purple-loosestrife · Foxglove · Hemp-agrimony · Gypsywort · Marsh Woundwort +6
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,705 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · American Mink · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Purple-loosestrife · Foxglove · Hemp-agrimony · Gypsywort · Marsh Woundwort +6
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
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