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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.67256, -1.57540
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 106m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird, Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
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 Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 122 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 122 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface pavementslabs
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Wildlife to spot
8,366 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,366 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Roesel's Bush-cricket
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 🌿 Plants 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bramble · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Ivy · Hawthorn +26
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Cow Parsley Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,366 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Black-headed Gull +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Roesel's Bush-cricket
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 🌿 Plants 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bramble · Common Nettle · Sycamore · Ivy · Hawthorn +26
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025 Ivy Hedera helix2025 Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025 Cow Parsley Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Whitebeam Sorbus2025
Whitebeam Sorbus2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025
Red Currant Ribes rubrum2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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