Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.66512, -1.56541
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 126m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ivy +30 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
42 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
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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Matty Marsden Lanebridleway · 525 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 525 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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