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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha
Getting here
53.52651, -1.07724
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +41 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve
Free
Nature reserve; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Wood Avens, Herb-Robert +30 more · last seen 2025; Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Woodfield GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route184 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route418 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Alder Leaf Beetle · Rhinoceros Beetle · Platycis minutus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Froghopper
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- FroghopperCercopidae2022
Garlic Mustard · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Petty Whin · Green-ribbed Sedge +28
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
- Petty WhinGenista anglica
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
- Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,753 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Blackbird +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Alder Leaf Beetle · Rhinoceros Beetle · Platycis minutus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Froghopper
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
- Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum
- Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
- FroghopperCercopidae2022
Garlic Mustard · Wood Avens · Herb-Robert · Petty Whin · Green-ribbed Sedge +28
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
- Petty WhinGenista anglica
- Green-ribbed SedgeCarex binervis
- Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hard-fern
Hard-fern
Blechnum spicant
Blechnum spicant
Heath Dog-violetViola caninaHeath Dog-violetViola caninaCruciferBrassicaceaeCruciferBrassicaceaeSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2023Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2023WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2022WellingtoniaSequoiadendron giganteum2022LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2022LaburnhamLaburnum anagyroides2022BarberryBerberis vulgaris2022BarberryBerberis vulgaris2022DaisyBellis perennis2022DaisyBellis perennis2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022Red FescueFestuca rubra2022White Dead-nettleLamium album2022White Dead-nettleLamium album2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022BrambleRubus fruticosus2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2022DandelionTaraxacum2022DandelionTaraxacum2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022SpeedwellVeronica2022SpeedwellVeronica2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Common ChickweedStellaria media2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2022Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2022Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2022Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022Events & activities nearby
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