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Gravel Ash

3 ha

📷 Ian Russell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.68558, -1.45052

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Springy Turf-moss, Dogwood +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Springy Turf-moss, Dogwood +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Willow Lanepublic footpath · 417 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 417 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

70 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
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 931 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 931 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland Avenue, Kirkthorpe

📷 Ian Russell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland Avenue, Kirkthorpe

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🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Haw Hill ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe MeadowsUrban park4.7 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site5 km→🌱The Hepworth Wakefield GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Lower CemeteryUrban park3 km→

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