Stony Cliffe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 71 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 71 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.63950, -1.59184
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 169m away — 14 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 169m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Figwort, Common Smoothcap +11 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Conops flavipes, Common Green Grasshopper, Batman Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Conops flavipes, Common Green Grasshopper, Batman Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
Stocksmoor Lane public footpath · 813 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 813 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Danes Lane bridleway · 274 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 274 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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8,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,918 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +8
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Figwort · Common Smoothcap · Common Fleabane · Nipplewort · Pink Purslane
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,918 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Rook Corvus frugilegus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata House Martin Delichon urbicum Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Canada Goose Branta canadensis 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Macrosteles sardus · Cheilosia illustrata · Conops flavipes · Didea fasciata · Chrysotoxum bicinctum +8
Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Didea fasciata Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Birch Shieldbug 🌿 Plants 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Figwort · Common Smoothcap · Common Fleabane · Nipplewort · Pink Purslane
Common Figwort Scrophularia nodosa Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Nipplewort Lapsana communis Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum 