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53.68196, -1.35117

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 424m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 424m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Water-Starwort, Water-plantain · last seen 2025; Plants — Water-Starwort, Water-plantain · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Moderate match

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

South Viewpublic footpath · 156 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Halfpenny Lanebridleway · 574 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 574 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

4,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +35

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +35

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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