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All Saints' Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.69612, -1.30076

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Daisy, Butterfly-bush +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Daisy, Butterfly-bush +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Prail Lanepublic footpath · 131 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mPath type: footway
Atkinson Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: footway
Atkinson Lanepublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

10 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
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route996 m
Named routeRef 69Length 996 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route54 m
Named routeLength 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

All Saints' church, Pontefract - view through north chancel chapel

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

All Saints' church, Pontefract - view through north chancel chapel

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🌱Pontefract ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Dale ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park1 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park1 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park1.1 km→🌱Hospital ParkUrban park700 m→

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