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🦉 Wildlife⛳ Golf🦅 Birds
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Rotherham Getting here
53.48503, -1.35237
Open directionsv 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 ⛳ Golf 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Lesser Celandine, Bifid Crestwort +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Blackthorn, Lesser Celandine, Bifid Crestwort +14 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Bulrush
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Old Salt Road Walking route ▾
Dawson Lane public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Dawson Lane public footpath · 232 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 232 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map Wath Wood Bottom public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Path type: service
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Rotherham Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 414 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 414 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 112 m ▾
Named route Ref 62 Length 112 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Battison Lane bridleway · 517 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 517 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos Cotoneaster berries - Wath Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
2,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,825 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +2
Syrphus Syrphus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Broad Centurion 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Common Ragwort · Germander Speedwell · Cowslip +5
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 Cowslip Primula veris2025 Cow Parsley Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,825 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Wren +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Stock Dove Columba oenas Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii House Sparrow Passer domesticus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Syrphus · Greater Bulb-Fly · Hairy Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +2
Syrphus Syrphus Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Broad Centurion 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bifid Crestwort · Common Pocket-moss · Common Ragwort · Germander Speedwell · Cowslip +5
Bifid Crestwort Lophocolea bidentata Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025 Cowslip Primula veris2025 Cow Parsley Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chloromyia formosa2024
Chloromyia formosa2024
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024 