Notton Park ✦ Ancient woodland 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.59713, -1.48983
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
Strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +30 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ramsons, Marsh-marigold, Japanese Knotweed +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Hornet Hoverfly, Rosemary Beetle +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Hornet Hoverfly, Rosemary Beetle +4 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Royston & Carlton Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Wonders of Wakefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoW Local cycle route
Show on map Barnsley Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 1.9 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Swift · Pintail +28
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2021 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Rosemary Beetle · Box Bug · Xylota sylvarum +2
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Ramsons · Marsh-marigold · Japanese Knotweed · Daisy · Cow Parsley +3
Ramsons Allium ursinum Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Daisy Bellis perennis2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,694 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Pochard · Shoveler · Swift · Pintail +28
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2024 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2024 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2023 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Merlin Falco columbarius2021 Little Owl Athene noctua2021 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Rosemary Beetle · Box Bug · Xylota sylvarum +2
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2021 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum Ramsons · Marsh-marigold · Japanese Knotweed · Daisy · Cow Parsley +3
Ramsons Allium ursinum Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Daisy Bellis perennis2023 Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2023 Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2021
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis2021
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2021
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites2021
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2021
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