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Notton Bridge Plantation

7 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.61848, -1.44899

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Coot +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Coot +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Walton 2Walking route
Named route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 67Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path along the old Barnsley Canal

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path along the old Barnsley Canal

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rabbit Ings Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Carlton ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Cudworth ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Royston ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Anglers Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→

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