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Carr Lodge Park

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.66293, -1.55045

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Red Currant +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Red Currant +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

Stringer Lanepublic footpath · 77 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Stringer Lanepublic footpath · 10 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface settPath type: track

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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route

Named routeRef 699National 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

Wildlife to spot

17,998 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,998 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +48

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,998 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Robin +48

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 SMJ · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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