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Thornhurst Park Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

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53.58534, -1.13743

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swallow and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Swallow, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swallow, Magpie, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Meadowsweet, Cuckooflower +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Dandelion, Garlic Mustard +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

28 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 route63 m

Named routeRef 62Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route407 m

Named routeRef 62Length 407 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Honey Lands Lanebridleway · 593 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 593 mPath type: bridleway

Tilts Lanebridleway · 374 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 374 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

20,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2025

Swallow · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail +57

SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TealAnas crecca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
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
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwiftApus apus2024
CootFulica atra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species

BadgerMeles meles
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024

🐝

Insects39 species

summerautumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Common Darter +34

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
PeacockAglais io2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023

🌿

Plants67 species

springsummer

2025

Cowslip · Meadowsweet · Cuckooflower · Wild Angelica · Reed Canary-grass +62

CowslipPrimula veris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Water MintMentha aquatica
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
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
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2024
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2024
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
WheatTriticum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2024
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,948 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

autumn

2025

Swallow · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Pied Wagtail +57

SwallowHirundo rustica
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
TealAnas crecca
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
White StorkCiconia ciconia2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
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
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
SwiftApus apus2024
CootFulica atra2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Water RailRallus aquaticus2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species

BadgerMeles meles
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024

🐝

Insects39 species

summerautumn

2025

Meadow Brown · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Green-veined White · Common Darter +34

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
PeacockAglais io2024
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2023

🌿

Plants67 species

springsummer

2025

Cowslip · Meadowsweet · Cuckooflower · Wild Angelica · Reed Canary-grass +62

CowslipPrimula veris
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis
Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
DaisyBellis perennis
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Water MintMentha aquatica
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Greater Pond-sedgeCarex riparia2024
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024
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
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Remote SedgeCarex remota2024
AlderAlnus glutinosa2024
Cyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperus2024
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2024
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2024
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2024
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2024
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024
WheatTriticum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024
Common DuckweedLemna minor2024
Purple Small-reedCalamagrostis canescens2024
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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