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53.75002, -1.48205
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Rowan, Guelder-rose +3 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Rosemary Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +5 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Rosemary Beetle, Swollen-thighed Beetle +5 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Hillside Hike Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reedbed Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Wyke Beck Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RP-TN Local cycle route
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Route 677 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 677 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cross Green Loop Cycling route 4.8 km ▾
Named route Length 4.8 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Holy Trinity church, Rothwell
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Wildlife to spot
8,407 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,407 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Giant Hogweed · Tansy · Vervain · Trifid Bur-marigold · Field Bindweed +6
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Vervain Verbena officinalis Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Ramsons Allium ursinum Fritillary Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,407 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Giant Hogweed · Tansy · Vervain · Trifid Bur-marigold · Field Bindweed +6
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2024 Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Vervain Verbena officinalis Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Ramsons Allium ursinum Fritillary Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fritillaria meleagris
Fritillaria meleagris
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024
Alder Alnus glutinosa2024 