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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Wakefield Getting here
53.58520, -1.28575
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ 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 — Blackbird, Dunnock, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Dunnock, Blue Tit +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Mycena metata, Ivory Woodwax, Ochre Brittlegill +21 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Mycena metata, Ivory Woodwax, Ochre Brittlegill +21 more · last seen 2019
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Beech Milkcap, Beechwood Sickener
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Wildlife to spot
3,480 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,480 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Dunnock +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Great Tit Parus major Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange-tip · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Peacock · Mystacides longicornis +25
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Peacock Aglais io2024 Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024 Large White 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Glaucous Sedge
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,480 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Dunnock +38
Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Great Tit Parus major Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2023 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Orange-tip · Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Peacock · Mystacides longicornis +25
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Peacock Aglais io2024 Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024 Large White 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2023 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Glaucous Sedge
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris brassicae2024
Pieris brassicae2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2023
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2023
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2024
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2024
Oecetis ochracea Oecetis ochracea2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2023
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2023
Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula2023
Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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