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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.59364, -1.28508
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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 ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer ☕ Nick & Lisa's Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer ☕ Nick & Lisa's Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Coltsfoot, Purple-loosestrife +15 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Coltsfoot, Purple-loosestrife +15 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Church Street, South Elmsall
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Wildlife to spot
3,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,458 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange-tip · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Peacock · Large White +21
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Peacock Aglais io2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,458 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Carrion Crow · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull · Pied Wagtail +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Common Gull Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Great Tit Parus major Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Siskin Spinus spinus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Orange-tip · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Peacock · Large White +21
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Peacock Aglais io2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024 Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus2023
Limnephilus lunatus2023
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2024
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023 