Site of Denby Grange Mine
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.63446, -1.59583
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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, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Conops flavipes, Common Green Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Conops flavipes, Common Green Grasshopper, Green Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Common Figwort, Common Smoothcap, Common Fleabane +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Figwort, Common Smoothcap, Common Fleabane +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 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 Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Earnshaws Sawmill, Midgley
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Wildlife to spot
11,652 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Sparrow Passer domesticus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Common Green Grasshopper +8
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Figwort · Common Smoothcap · Common Fleabane · Musk-mallow · Nipplewort
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Musk-mallow Malva moschata Nipplewort Lapsana communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,652 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Swift Apus apus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Rook Corvus frugilegus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Sparrow Passer domesticus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Common Green Grasshopper +8
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Figwort · Common Smoothcap · Common Fleabane · Musk-mallow · Nipplewort
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Musk-mallow Malva moschata Nipplewort Lapsana communis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
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