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Purston Park

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📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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53.67099, -1.35086

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Woodpigeon
☀️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

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Woodpigeon
☀️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

ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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 route996 m

Named routeRef 69Length 996 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

3,567 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,567 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,567 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Great Tit · Magpie · Blue Tit +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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