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Santingley Lane Allotment Gardens

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📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Yellow Iris, Herb-Robert, Salad Burnet +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris, Herb-Robert, Salad Burnet +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Cheilosia +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Cheilosia +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Walton 2Walking route

Named route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Royston & Carlton Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route373 m

Named routeRef 67Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route282 m

Named routeRef 67Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

7,369 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,369 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +86

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · American Mink · Roe Deer +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
American MinkNeovison vison
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects44 species

spring

2025

Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug +39

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Common Awl-flyXylophagus ater
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Anasimyia lineataAnasimyia lineata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Black GrieverDolerus niger
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis

🌿

Plants23 species

spring

2025

Yellow Iris · Herb-Robert · Salad Burnet · Gypsywort · Common Ragwort +18

Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CowslipPrimula veris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
RowanSorbus aucuparia
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,369 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds91 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +86

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · American Mink · Roe Deer +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
American MinkNeovison vison
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects44 species

spring

2025

Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug +39

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
CheilosiaCheilosia
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Viburnum Leaf BeetlePyrrhalta viburni
Cyllecoris histrioniusCyllecoris histrionius
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Common Awl-flyXylophagus ater
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Fine Streaked BugkinMiris striatus
Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus
Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Valenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidus
Anasimyia lineataAnasimyia lineata
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Agapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescens
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Common PondskaterGerris (Gerris) lacustris
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Black GrieverDolerus niger
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis
Tachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosus
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis
Glischrochilus hortensisGlischrochilus hortensis

🌿

Plants23 species

spring

2025

Yellow Iris · Herb-Robert · Salad Burnet · Gypsywort · Common Ragwort +18

Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
CowslipPrimula veris
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
RowanSorbus aucuparia
DaisyBellis perennis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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