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Mickle Hill

20 ha

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

53.71070, -1.35428

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 83m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Wakefield Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Hillside HikeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
Castleford GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route
Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

24 public paths nearby

Public paths
Parkfield Lanebridleway · 441 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 441 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway
Parkfield Lanebridleway · 61 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 61 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway
Flass Lanebridleway · 214 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 214 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway
Flass Lanebridleway · 41 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway
Parkfield Lanebridleway · 147 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 147 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Groundworks for Mickle Hill Housing Development

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Groundworks for Mickle Hill Housing Development

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