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Oakenshaw Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.65211, -1.46918

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
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 route485 m
Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oakenshaw Lane Walton, Wakefield

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oakenshaw Lane Walton, Wakefield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Betty Eastwood ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Walton Nature ReserveUrban park1.1 km→🌱Sandal Castle & ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Castle Grove ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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