Wellington Plantation 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.77285, -1.32959
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Ringlet, Blue-tailed Damselfly +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Ringlet, Blue-tailed Damselfly +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Fir Tamarisk-moss, Common Pocket-moss +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Fir Tamarisk-moss, Common Pocket-moss +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hillside Hike Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reedbed Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lowther Loop Walking route ▾
35 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castleford Wakefield Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 697 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 697 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67-697 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
3,376 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,376 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Wren · Willow Warbler · Redwing +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Mole · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet · Abax parallelepipedus · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens +4
Hornet Vespa crabro Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Dyer's Greenweed · Common Centaury · Field Scabious · Yellow-wort · Autumn Lady's-tresses +31
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Endive Pellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,376 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Wren · Willow Warbler · Redwing +27
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Mole · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hornet · Abax parallelepipedus · Long-winged Cone-head · Field Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens +4
Hornet Vespa crabro Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Dyer's Greenweed · Common Centaury · Field Scabious · Yellow-wort · Autumn Lady's-tresses +31
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Yellow-wort Blackstonia perfoliata Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Endive Pellia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera nobilis2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 Pellia endiviifolia
Pellia endiviifolia
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Abietinella abietina Abietinella abietina
Abietinella abietina Abietinella abietina
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella
Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2024
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2024
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2024
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis2024
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis2024
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2024
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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