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Foulby Park

19 ha

📷 John Fielding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

53.65453, -1.38851

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Courtyard Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Lidget Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

30 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 route373 m
Named routeRef 67Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lower Lake southside footpath

📷 John Fielding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lower Lake southside footpath

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🌱Nostell Priory ParklandUrban park300 m→✦NOSTELL PRIORYHistoric site200 m→🌱Purston ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Carr Bridge Playing FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Vale Head ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site4.3 km→

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