Shrunken medieval village of Colton 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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53.78731, -1.44533
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Deserted medieval village scheduled monument
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 🌿 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Japanese Knotweed, Narrow-leaved Ragwort · last seen 2024; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Japanese Knotweed, Narrow-leaved Ragwort · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
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Named route Local walking route
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Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 107 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
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Named route Ref SHT Round trip Local cycle route
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Named route Ref RP-TN Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 697 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 697 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 677 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,677 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2025 Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Early Bumblebee · Parent Bug · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Hornet · Alder Clubhorn +5
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Alder Clubhorn Cimbex connatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,677 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coot Fulica atra2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2025 Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Early Bumblebee · Parent Bug · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Hornet · Alder Clubhorn +5
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025 Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Alder Clubhorn Cimbex connatus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 