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Sweeting Thorns

53 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome53 ha

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53.55558, -0.59541

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🌿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

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Coot +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Sand Leek · last seen 2025; Plants — Sand Leek · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

Ancholme Valley WayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route323 m

Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route864 m

Named routeRef 169Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 169Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route89 m

Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

18,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds52 species

autumn

2025

Wren · Cetti's Warbler · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +47

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,354 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2025

Wren · Cetti's Warbler · Mallard · Mute Swan · Blue Tit +47

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GadwallMareca strepera
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MagpiePica pica
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Coal TitPeriparus ater
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Firth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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