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St Oswald's Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

PicnicFamilyDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.65156, -1.39083

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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
  • ☕Courtyard Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Royston & Carlton Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 67Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route282 m
Named routeRef 67Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Children's Play Area, Nostell Park

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Children's Play Area, Nostell Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Nostell Priory ParklandUrban park400 m→✦NOSTELL PRIORYHistoric site500 m→🌱Purston ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Carr Bridge Playing FieldsUrban park3.9 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site4 km→🌱Vale Head ParkUrban park4 km→

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