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Thornhurst Park Golf Club

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Pied Wagtail
⛳Golf 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

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Pied Wagtail
⛳Golf 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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Great Burnet, Meadowsweet +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Great Burnet, Meadowsweet +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Guelder-rose, Rough Hawk's-beard +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route184 m

Named routeRef 62Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route407 m

Named routeRef 62Length 407 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route418 m

Named routeRef 62Length 418 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Tilts Lanebridleway · 374 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 374 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

24,639 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,639 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2025

Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +48

SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
SwiftApus apus2024
CootFulica atra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummer

2025

Rabbit · Whiskered Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024

🐝

Insects38 species

summerautumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Common Darter +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
PeacockAglais io2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Great Burnet · Meadowsweet · Cowslip · Spindle +80

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
CowslipPrimula veris
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BetonyBetonica officinalis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Black BryonyTamus communis
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis
Shining Meadow-rueThalictrum lucidum
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
DandelionTaraxacum
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
DewberryRubus caesius2024
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Marsh FernThelypteris palustris2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2024
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2024
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
WheatTriticum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2024
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
English ElmUlmus procera2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common Meadow-rueThalictrum flavum2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,639 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumn

2025

Swallow · Pied Wagtail · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird +48

SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RavenCorvus corax
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
SwiftApus apus2024
CootFulica atra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummer

2025

Rabbit · Whiskered Bat · Pipistrelle Bat species

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Whiskered BatMyotis mystacinus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024

🐝

Insects38 species

summerautumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Common Darter +33

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
PeacockAglais io2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023

🌿

Plants85 species

summer

2025

Japanese Knotweed · Great Burnet · Meadowsweet · Cowslip · Spindle +80

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
CowslipPrimula veris
SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
BetonyBetonica officinalis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Black BryonyTamus communis
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis
Shining Meadow-rueThalictrum lucidum
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
DandelionTaraxacum
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
DewberryRubus caesius2024
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2024
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
Marsh FernThelypteris palustris2024
Common ReedPhragmites australis2024
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2024
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2024
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
WheatTriticum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2024
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
English ElmUlmus procera2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common Meadow-rueThalictrum flavum2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2024
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2024
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2024
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2023
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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