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THORNES PARK

60 ha

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Dogs welcome60 ha

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53.67326, -1.51058

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Borage, daffodils, Daisy +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Borage, daffodils, Daisy +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Common Nettle, Bramble +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Walton 2Walking route

Named route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route

Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route185 m

Named routeRef 67Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

19,716 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

19,716 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck · Mallard +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025

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Plants2 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

19,716 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Tufted Duck · Mallard +49

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2026

Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss

Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mike Kirby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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