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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.61796, -1.56703
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Canada Goose +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Small Balsam, Bugle +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Small Balsam, Bugle +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia illustrata +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Eristalis pertinax, Cheilosia illustrata +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Elder, Hogweed +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Wonders of Wakefield Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoW Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 485 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 485 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 41 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 41 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos West Bretton War Memorial
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Wildlife to spot
11,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,257 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Harlequin Ladybird · Macrosteles sardus · Orange Ladybird +7
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Meadowsweet · Hornbeam · Common Fleabane · Musk-mallow · Butterfly-bush +5
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Musk-mallow Malva moschata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Elder Sambucus nigra Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,257 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Mallard +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cheilosia illustrata · Harlequin Ladybird · Macrosteles sardus · Orange Ladybird +7
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Macrosteles sardus Macrosteles sardus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Conops flavipes Conops flavipes Didea fasciata Meadowsweet · Hornbeam · Common Fleabane · Musk-mallow · Butterfly-bush +5
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Hornbeam Carpinus betulus Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica Musk-mallow Malva moschata Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Elder Sambucus nigra Brooklime Veronica beccabunga Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Didea fasciata
Didea fasciata
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora
Small Balsam Impatiens parviflora
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata 