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Toll Bar Leisure Park

📷 Siobhan Brennan-Raymond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Thorne Community Wood Car Park 154m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Thorne Community Wood Car Park 154m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Field Maple, Opium Poppy, Common Mallow +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Maple, Opium Poppy, Common Mallow +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 62Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route33 m

Named routeRef 62Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route63 m

Named routeRef 62Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 62Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,233 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,233 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Sedge Warbler +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Water Shrew

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Field Maple · Opium Poppy · Common Mallow · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Mugwort +5

Field MapleAcer campestre
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
TansyTanacetum vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,233 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Sedge Warbler +57

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GadwallMareca strepera
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
TealAnas crecca
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SnipeGallinago gallinago
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwallowHirundo rustica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CootFulica atra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwiftApus apus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Fulica atra atraFulica atra atra
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2025

Water Shrew

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🌿

Plants10 species

summer

2025

Field Maple · Opium Poppy · Common Mallow · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Mugwort +5

Field MapleAcer campestre
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
DaisyBellis perennis
TansyTanacetum vulgare

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Siobhan Brennan-Raymond · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Avenue of trees on the Toll bar recreation ground

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