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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
53.59882, -1.29123
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦106+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Magpie +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker, Mystacides longicornis +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Willowherb, Spear Thistle, Hazel +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Photos
Minsthorpe Swimming Pool - Ash Grove
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,302 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,302 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +36
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Box Bug +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Sycamore · Common Vetch · Meadow Buttercup · Common Sorrel · Selfheal +69
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,302 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +36
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- CootFulica atra
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Great TitParus major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwiftApus apus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Southern Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Box Bug +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Sycamore · Common Vetch · Meadow Buttercup · Common Sorrel · Selfheal +69
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- Common VetchVicia sativa
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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