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Alverthorpe Bowling Club

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.68526, -1.53342

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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
  • 🎳Bowling greens 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Hawthorn, Common Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Hawthorn, Common Feather-moss +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Pedunculate Oak +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route
Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route185 m
Named routeRef 67Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Alverthorpe WMC - Flanshaw Lane

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alverthorpe WMC - Flanshaw Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe MeadowsUrban park1.2 km→🦉ALVERTHORPE AND WRENTHORPE MEADOWSNature reserve1 km→🌱Thornes ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Clarence ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.3 km→

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