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Mill Pond Stadium

📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕War Horse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕War Horse Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Water-Starwort, Water-plantain, Sweet Chestnut · last seen 2025; Plants — Water-Starwort, Water-plantain, Sweet Chestnut · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 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

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

Wildlife to spot

4,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,109 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blue Tit +37

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
GreenfinchChloris chloris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RookCorvus frugilegus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Henderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Featherstone Amateur Rugby League Football Club . Mill Pond Stadium.

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