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Ackton Pasture Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.70847, -1.37356

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Hillside HikeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
Castleford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route
Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The edge of Ackton Pasture Wood

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The edge of Ackton Pasture Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Pontefract ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park4.6 km→🌱Dale ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Quarry ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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