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Kirkthorpe Recreation Ground and Community Centre

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.68435, -1.44526

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026

Playgrounds

Strong match

Free

playground

Family friendly

Strong match

Free

playground; Playing field

Dog walks

Good match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Seasonal nature

Good match

Free

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Dogwood, Common Mallow +7 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Walton 2Walking route▾

Named route

Wakefield WayWalking route▾

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route▾

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route▾

Named routeLocal walking route

Willow Lanepublic footpath · 417 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 417 mPath type: footway

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Cycling

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73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route▾

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wakefield WheelCycling route▾

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route▾

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

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Horse riding

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4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Green Lanebridleway · 931 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 931 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

5,711 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

5,711 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds86 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Cormorant

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Macrosteles sardus · Red-legged Shieldbug

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Plants10 species

spring

2025

Floating Pennywort · Dogwood · Common Mallow · Dame's-violet · Wild Teasel

+5 more species

All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Red CampionSilene dioica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,711 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds86 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Cormorant

+81 more species

All 86 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Common TernSterna hirundo2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt

🐝

Insects2 species

summerautumn

2025

Macrosteles sardus · Red-legged Shieldbug

🌿

Plants10 species

spring

2025

Floating Pennywort · Dogwood · Common Mallow · Dame's-violet · Wild Teasel

+5 more species

All 10 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Red CampionSilene dioica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Ian Russell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Community Centre, Kirkthorpe

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Photos

📷 Ian Russell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Community Centre, Kirkthorpe

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Facilities

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Playground

37m away

✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

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🐕Dogs welcome

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