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Cawker Wood

2 ha

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.61112, -1.41492

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Volucella inanis, Semicolon Sawfly, Field Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Volucella inanis, Semicolon Sawfly, Field Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soapwort, Goat's-rue, Common Toadflax +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Soapwort, Goat's-rue, Common Toadflax +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 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
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 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 route1.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route30 m
Named routeRef 67Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Disused bridge and Railway line.

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused bridge and Railway line.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rabbit Ings Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Carlton ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Cudworth ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Vale Head ParkUrban park4 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site4 km→🌱Royston ParkUrban park2.6 km→

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