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Warmsworth Burial Ground

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.50602, -1.17385

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging 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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging 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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Flamingo-moss, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Ribwort Plantain +114 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Flamingo-moss, Celery-leaved Buttercup, Ribwort Plantain +114 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Green Shieldbug +67 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Green Shieldbug +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bulrush, Wild Strawberry +10 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Trans Pennine Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Heron WayWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Woodfield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route67 m

Named routeRef 62Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other

Main RouteCycling route282 m

Named routeRef 62Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route284 m

Named routeRef 62Length 284 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route692 m

Named routeRef 62Length 692 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,095 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,095 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Mallard +34

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog

Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Batman Hoverfly +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum2025

🌿

Plants15 species

winterautumn

2026

Flamingo-moss · Olive Beard-moss · Spiral Extinguisher-moss · Common Cord-moss · Many-seasoned Thread-moss +10

Flamingo-mossTortula cernua
Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Many-seasoned Thread-mossBryum intermedium
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,095 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Pintail · Mallard +34

ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
TealAnas crecca2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2026

Fallow Deer · Red Fox · Hedgehog

Fallow DeerDama dama2025
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterautumn

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects15 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Batman Hoverfly +10

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2025
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum2025

🌿

Plants15 species

winterautumn

2026

Flamingo-moss · Olive Beard-moss · Spiral Extinguisher-moss · Common Cord-moss · Many-seasoned Thread-moss +10

Flamingo-mossTortula cernua
Olive Beard-mossDidymodon tophaceus
Spiral Extinguisher-mossEncalypta streptocarpa
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Many-seasoned Thread-mossBryum intermedium
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025
Italian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicum2025
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Common ReedPhragmites australis2025
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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