Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Garden
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.54786, -1.56482
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Foxglove, Bush Vetch +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bull Haw Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Barnsley Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route31 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route365 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 365 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Waggonway Trailbridleway · 877 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 877 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
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Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II
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Wildlife to spot
6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Livid Sawfly · Varied Carpet Beetle
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Livid SawflyTenthredo livida
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Bluebell · Yellow-rattle · Wood Avens +41
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,107 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Syrphus · Field Grasshopper · Livid Sawfly · Varied Carpet Beetle
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Livid SawflyTenthredo livida
- Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Himalayan Balsam · Foxglove · Bluebell · Yellow-rattle · Wood Avens +41
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas