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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 🅿️ The New Wheatsheaf Carpark 143m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ The New Wheatsheaf Carpark 143m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Route 69
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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 ▾
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castleford Wakefield Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 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 Castleford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67-697 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Footpath on the edge of Whitwood Golf Club
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Wildlife to spot
4,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,192 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mole
🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Bush Vetch · Holly · Floating Pennywort +26
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Holly Ilex aquifolium Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,192 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Robin · Magpie +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Mute Swan Cygnus olor Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swift Apus apus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mole
🐝 Insects 5 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Hoverfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 31 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Herb-Robert · Oxeye Daisy · Bush Vetch · Holly · Floating Pennywort +26
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Holly Ilex aquifolium Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hart's-Tongue
Hart's-Tongue
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Woodruff Galium odoratum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
White Campion Silene latifolia
White Campion Silene latifolia
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna 