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Aspire

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53.69548, -1.32261

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

12,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Great Tit · Robin +46

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springwinter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Black Ant · Red-legged Shieldbug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Black AntLasius niger
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,844 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Great Tit · Robin +46

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springwinter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Black Ant · Red-legged Shieldbug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Black AntLasius niger
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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$Aspire at the Park, Pontefract$

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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