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53.88075, -1.36105
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 67 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Route 67 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Green-veined White +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Green-veined White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 67
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hours Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 665 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 665 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 Elmet Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 84 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 84 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Owl Mountain bike route ▾
The Starling Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Thorner Road Bridge, A1(M)
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Wildlife to spot
5,988 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,988 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Squirrel · Brown Hare · Field Vole +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Mole Talpa europaea2022 Squirrel Sciurus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Painted Lady · Silver-washed Fritillary · Gatekeeper · Large White +26
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2019 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,988 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Chaffinch +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2023 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2021 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2021 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Magpie Pica pica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2021 Whitethroat Curruca communis2021 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2021 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2020 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Squirrel · Brown Hare · Field Vole +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Mole Talpa europaea2022 Squirrel Sciurus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Small White · Painted Lady · Silver-washed Fritillary · Gatekeeper · Large White +26
Small White Pieris rapae2019 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Comma Polygonia c-album Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2019 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger
Badger
Meles meles2022
Meles meles2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2021 2019
2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Peacock Aglais io2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Green-veined White Pieris napi2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Nephrotoma flavipalpis Nephrotoma flavipalpis2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2024
Small Yellow-legged Robberfly Dioctria linearis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
Hornet Vespa crabro2022
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2020
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2020
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2020
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019 