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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha
Getting here
53.56841, -1.02911
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Great Tit +32 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Great Tit +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Beech +17 more · last seen 2022; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route293 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 293 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Wild Flower Meadow at Quarry Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,706 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,706 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Hedgehog · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2022▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Southern Hawker · Hornet · Common Darter · Lily Beetle · Migrant Hawker +9
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
- HornetVespa crabro2022
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ash · Hawthorn · Beech · Elder · Rosebay Willowherb +15
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,706 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- CootFulica atra2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2021
Hedgehog · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
summer
2022▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2020
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2020
Southern Hawker · Hornet · Common Darter · Lily Beetle · Migrant Hawker +9
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022
- HornetVespa crabro2022
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2020
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Ash · Hawthorn · Beech · Elder · Rosebay Willowherb +15
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Sessile OakQuercus petraea
- Field MapleAcer campestre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaHornet HoverflyVolucella zonariaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumCloeon dipterumBack-SwimmerNotonecta2022Back-SwimmerNotonecta2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2022Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2020Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2020Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2020HogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraWhite CampionSilene latifoliaWhite CampionSilene latifoliaRoseRosaRoseRosaPoppyPapaverPoppyPapaverGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2020Black HorehoundBallota nigra2020Black HorehoundBallota nigra2020Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020White CloverTrifolium repens2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2020Events & activities nearby
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