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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.61260, -1.51849
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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 — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Spiky Bog-moss, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Elder +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spiky Bog-moss, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Elder +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cabbage Bug +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Cabbage Bug +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
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 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Molly Hurst Lane bridleway · 585 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 585 m Path type: path
Show on map Photos "Peacetime" St Peter's Church Woolley
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Wildlife to spot
6,189 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum · Liocoris tripustulatus · Ant Damsel Bug · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Nettle Groundbug +17
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Hemlock Water-dropwort · Elder · Hedge Woundwort
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Elder Sambucus nigra Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +37
Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Little Owl Athene noctua Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum · Liocoris tripustulatus · Ant Damsel Bug · Graphopsocus cruciatus · Nettle Groundbug +17
Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides Graphopsocus cruciatus Graphopsocus cruciatus Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Hemlock Water-dropwort · Elder · Hedge Woundwort
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Elder Sambucus nigra Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Eupteryx aurata Eupteryx aurata
Kleidocerys ericae Kleidocerys ericae
Kleidocerys ericae Kleidocerys ericae
Alebra albostriella Alebra albostriella
Alebra albostriella Alebra albostriella
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus
Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus Phylus (Phylus) melanocephalus
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Ulopa reticulata Ulopa reticulata
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Trioza urticae Trioza urticae
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae
Eupteryx urticae Eupteryx urticae
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus 