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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.71057, -1.24430
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking 492m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 492m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Kestrel, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +30 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +30 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St Botolph's church, Knottingley: old font
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Wildlife to spot
3,150 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +13
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus · Common Darter +2
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Syrphus Syrphus2021 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Giant Hogweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Creeping Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +16
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2023 Many-fruited Leskea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 18 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Mute Swan · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +13
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Little Owl Athene noctua Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2022 ▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2021 Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Syrphus · Common Darter +2
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2022 Syrphus Syrphus2021 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2021 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Giant Hogweed · Wood Bristle-moss · Japanese Knotweed · Creeping Feather-moss · Kneiff's Feather-moss +16
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2023 Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2023 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023 Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens2023 Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2023 Many-fruited Leskea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021
Hornet Vespa crabro2021 Leskea polycarpa2023
Leskea polycarpa2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia2023
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Lesser Bird's-claw Beard-moss Streblotrichum convolutum var. convolutum2023
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2023
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum2023
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2023
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum2023
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2023
Schreber's Forklet-moss Dicranella schreberiana2023
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Schreberian Earth-moss Tortula acaulon var. acaulon2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2023
Crimson-tuber Thread-moss Bryum rubens2023
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2023
Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens2023
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber 