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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 238m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Tawny Owl +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Mammals — Hedgehog, Feral Cat, Brown Hare +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Lathagrium auriforme, Melanelixia subaurifera, Lecanora campestris +50 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Angles WayWalking route150 km▾
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Saint Botolph's WayWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route
High Point WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Circular Walk (Pink)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km▾
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾
This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wood Lanerestricted byway · 265 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 265 mPath type: track
Wood Lanerestricted byway · 641 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 641 mPath type: track
Wood Lanerestricted byway · 91 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 91 mPath type: track
Photos
Hepworth, St. Peter's Church: Tiny south chancel window
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Wildlife to spot
3,459 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,459 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Swift · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +25
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Polecat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius2020
Large White · Rosemary Beetle · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White +16
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Goat Willow · Creeping Cinquefoil · Selfheal · Foxglove · False-brome +69
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,459 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon · Swift · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +25
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- SwiftApus apus2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2024▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Polecat
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- PolecatMustela putorius2020
Large White · Rosemary Beetle · Ringlet · Meadow Brown · Small White +16
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Goat Willow · Creeping Cinquefoil · Selfheal · Foxglove · False-brome +69
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2019
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2019
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2019
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2017
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2017
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
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OakQuercus robur2017TimothyPhleum pratense2017TimothyPhleum pratense2017Black BryonyTamus communis2017Black BryonyTamus communis2017Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2017Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2017Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2017Spiny RestharrowOnonis spinosa2017Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2017Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2017Wild CarrotDaucus carota2017Wild CarrotDaucus carota2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2017Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2017Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2017Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2017IvyHedera helix2017IvyHedera helix2017Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017Black MedickMedicago lupulina2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017BrambleRubus fruticosus2017Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2017Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2017BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017BlackthornPrunus spinosa2017Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2017Pepper-saxifrageSilaum silaus2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2017Common SallowSalix cinerea2017Common SallowSalix cinerea2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2017False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2017False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2017CowslipPrimula veris2017CowslipPrimula veris2017Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017Wood DockRumex sanguineus2017Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Greater PlantainPlantago major2017Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2017Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2017Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2017Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii2017Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2017Smooth TareErvum tetraspermum2017Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2017Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2017Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017HawthornCrataegus monogyna2017Field-roseRosa arvensis2017Field-roseRosa arvensis2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017White CloverTrifolium repens2017DewberryRubus caesius2017DewberryRubus caesius2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017Field MapleAcer campestre2017BugleAjuga reptans2017BugleAjuga reptans2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2017