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Getting here
53.75729, -1.40360
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 321m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 321m away — 2 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Kestrel +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Kestrel +79 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Macustus grisescens, Mocydia crocea +1 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Macustus grisescens, Mocydia crocea +1 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Wakefield WayWalking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Hillside HikeWalking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
🚴Cycling
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route
Route 66Cycling route
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Route 69Cycling route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Astley Lanebridleway · 8 m
Wildlife to spot
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