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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.61562, -1.54408
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Ribwort Plantain, Common Spotted-orchid +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Ribwort Plantain, Common Spotted-orchid +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Blue, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Hazel, Common Nettle +4 more foraging species
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Royston & Carlton Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Wonders of Wakefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoW Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 970 m ▾
Named route Length 970 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,820 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug +1
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Meadowsweet · Butterfly-bush · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Creeping Thistle · Brooklime +15
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,820 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Mallard +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Syrphus · Green Shieldbug +1
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Syrphus Syrphus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Meadowsweet · Butterfly-bush · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Creeping Thistle · Brooklime +15
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Yarrow Achillea millefolium Cleavers Galium aparine Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata 