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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Cafe Luna Food — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Cafe Luna Food — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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

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

9,755 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,755 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Goldfinch · Sedge Warbler +56

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

9,755 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

spring

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Goldfinch · Sedge Warbler +56

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

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📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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