Getting here
53.75514, -1.39012
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 181m away — 12 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 181m away — 12 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Kestrel +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Kestrel +79 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Macustus grisescens, Mocydia crocea +1 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Wakefield WayWalking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Hillside HikeWalking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
🚴Cycling
88 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route
Route 66Cycling route
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Route 69Cycling route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Lowther Footpathsbridleway · 479 m
The Lines Waybridleway · 642 m
The Lines Waybridleway · 51 m
Wildlife to spot
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