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Wenthill Plantation

9 ha

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.65547, -1.27174

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green-veined White, Large White, Small White +149 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +153 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View along the northern edge of Wenthill Plantation

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View along the northern edge of Wenthill Plantation

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