🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.85940, -1.35628
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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
🌤️ 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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Large White +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Large White +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route▾
Battlefield TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route▾
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeNational Cycle Network
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Treelined avenue in Black Fen Wood
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Wildlife to spot
2,948 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Rook +48
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer +2
- SquirrelSciurus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,948 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
winterspring
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Rook +48
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedshankTringa totanus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- GoosanderMergus merganser2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Squirrel · Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer +2
- SquirrelSciurus2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- BadgerMeles meles2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Oak Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Hornet Hoverfly
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog
Hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus2022
Erinaceus europaeus2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2022Brown HareLepus europaeus2022Events & activities nearby
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