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Bingley Spring Wood

3 ha

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.63028, -1.35597

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Blue Tit +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lily Beetle, Rosemary Beetle, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Rosemary Beetle, Red Admiral +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +91 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hoyle Mill Roadbridleway · 26 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mSurface concretePath type: service
Hoyle Mill Roadbridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mSurface concretePath type: service
Hoyle Mill Roadbridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface concretePath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hoyle Mill Dam

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hoyle Mill Dam

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🌱Nostell Priory ParklandUrban park3.2 km→🌱Vale Head ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Carr Bridge Playing FieldsUrban park2.3 km→✦NOSTELL PRIORYHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Purston ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱South Kirby GreenUrban park4.9 km→

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