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Low Ackworth Childrens Playing Ground

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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 on site — 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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Gatekeeper +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Gunnera +68 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Nuttall's Waterweed, Gunnera +68 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,212 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,212 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +61

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Great TitParus major2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SwiftApus apus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Little OwlAthene noctua
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
Barn OwlTyto alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Water Vole +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2013
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
OtterLutra lutra2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2016

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐟

Fish1 species

summerautumn

2019

Bullhead

BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects58 species

summer

2026

Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Green-veined White +53

Small WhitePieris rapae2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
PeacockAglais io2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024
HornetVespa crabro2020
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2013
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Chlaenius vestitusChlaenius vestitus2024
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
PegomyaPegomya2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Dorytomus longimanusDorytomus longimanus2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2020
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2017
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2016
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2016
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2016
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2016
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2016
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2016
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2014
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2013
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2013
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2012
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2012

🌿

Plants70 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Nuttall's Waterweed · Gunnera · Japanese Knotweed · Agrimony +65

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2016
GunneraGunnera2016
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2013
Common GromwellLithospermum officinale2012
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2012
Field PansyViola arvensis2012
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2012
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2013
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2013
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2013
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2013
MezereonDaphne mezereum2013
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2012
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2012
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2012
CleaversGalium aparine2012
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2012
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2012
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2012
Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa2012
Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum2012
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2012
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2012
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2013
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2013
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2013
HemlockConium maculatum2013
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2013
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2013
SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica2013
BetonyBetonica officinalis2013
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2013
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2013
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2013
BarberryBerberis vulgaris2013
Quaking-grassBriza media2013
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2013
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2013
DandelionTaraxacum2013
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2013
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2013
CowslipPrimula veris2013
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2013
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2013
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2013
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2013
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2013
Sweet VioletViola odorata2013
HazelCorylus avellana2013
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2012
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2012
Venus's-looking-glassLegousia hybrida2012
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2012
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2012
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2012
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2012
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2012
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2012
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2012
Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata2012
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2012
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2012
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2012
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,212 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +61

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Great TitParus major2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
SwiftApus apus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2020
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Little OwlAthene noctua
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2020
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2019
Barn OwlTyto alba
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
CuckooCuculus canorus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Herring GullLarus argentatus2019
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2020
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2019
RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2018

🦌

Mammals10 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Water Vole +5

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Water VoleArvicola amphibius2013
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2022
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
OtterLutra lutra2016

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2020

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2016

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐟

Fish1 species

summerautumn

2019

Bullhead

BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects58 species

summer

2026

Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Peacock · Green-veined White +53

Small WhitePieris rapae2020
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
PeacockAglais io2020
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020
Large WhitePieris brassicae2020
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2017
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2017
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
CommaPolygonia c-album2017
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024
HornetVespa crabro2020
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2013
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2024
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2024
Chlaenius vestitusChlaenius vestitus2024
Oecetis ochraceaOecetis ochracea2024
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2024
PegomyaPegomya2024
Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2024
Dorytomus longimanusDorytomus longimanus2024
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2023
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2023
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2023
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2020
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2020
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2017
Field Digger WaspMellinus arvensis2016
Micropterna sequaxMicropterna sequax2016
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2016
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2016
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2016
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2016
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2015
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2014
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2013
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2013
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2012
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2012

🌿

Plants70 species

summer

2024

Himalayan Balsam · Nuttall's Waterweed · Gunnera · Japanese Knotweed · Agrimony +65

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Nuttall's WaterweedElodea nuttallii2016
GunneraGunnera2016
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2023
AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2013
Common GromwellLithospermum officinale2012
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2012
Field PansyViola arvensis2012
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2012
Common FiddleneckAmsinckia micrantha2013
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2013
Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2013
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2013
MezereonDaphne mezereum2013
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2012
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2012
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2012
CleaversGalium aparine2012
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2012
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2012
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2012
Horseshoe VetchHippocrepis comosa2012
Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum2012
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2012
Field MadderSherardia arvensis2012
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2013
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2013
Hound's-tongueCynoglossum officinale2013
HemlockConium maculatum2013
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum2013
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2013
SquinancywortAsperula cynanchica2013
BetonyBetonica officinalis2013
Wild LiquoriceAstragalus glycyphyllos2013
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2013
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2013
BarberryBerberis vulgaris2013
Quaking-grassBriza media2013
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2013
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2013
DandelionTaraxacum2013
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2013
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2013
CowslipPrimula veris2013
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2013
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2013
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2013
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2013
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus2013
Sweet VioletViola odorata2013
HazelCorylus avellana2013
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta2012
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos2012
Venus's-looking-glassLegousia hybrida2012
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2012
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2012
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2012
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2012
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2012
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2012
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2012
Clustered BellflowerCampanula glomerata2012
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2012
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2012
Marsh ValerianValeriana dioica2012
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris2012

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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