St Johns Allotment Gardens
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.68920, -1.50986
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Herb-Robert +74 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Herb-Robert +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Tree Bumblebee +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Tree Bumblebee +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Bramble +7 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Walton 2 Walking route ▾
Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map St. Johns public footpath · 88 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 88 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
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 185 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 185 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,101 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Wren · House Sparrow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Marmalade Hoverfly Borage · Cleavers · daffodils · Daisy · Creeping Buttercup +38
Borage Borago officinalis2025 Cleavers Galium aparine2025 daffodils Narcissus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,101 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch · Wren · House Sparrow +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii Marmalade Hoverfly Borage · Cleavers · daffodils · Daisy · Creeping Buttercup +38
Borage Borago officinalis2025 Cleavers Galium aparine2025 daffodils Narcissus2025 Daisy Bellis perennis2025 Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025 Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax 2025
2025
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Corncockle Agrostemma githago2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Poppy Papaver2025
Poppy Papaver2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Speedwell Veronica2025
Speedwell Veronica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus2025
Bird's-Foot-Trefoil Lotus2025
Primrose Primula2025
Primrose Primula2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron2025
Bindweed Calystegia2025
Bindweed Calystegia2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Thistle Cirsium2025
Thistle Cirsium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hydrangea Hydrangea2025
Hydrangea Hydrangea2025
Crocus Crocus2025
Crocus Crocus2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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