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High Common

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.60749, -1.39648

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Wakefield Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

🚴

Cycling

33 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 route30 m

Named routeRef 67Length 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs

Main RouteCycling route1.9 km

Named routeRef 67Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

38,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Shoveler · Blue Tit +29

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
PochardAythya ferina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,892 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Shoveler · Blue Tit +29

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WigeonMareca penelope
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
PochardAythya ferina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MagpiePica pica
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BitternBotaurus stellaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Alectoris rufa rufaAlectoris rufa rufa
Canada GooseBranta canadensis

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Rat

Brown RatRattus norvegicus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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