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Newsome Road Playing Fields

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.63563, -1.77807

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Orange Balsam, Giant Hogweed +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Orange Balsam, Giant Hogweed +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Wild Marjoram +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Newsome Road - viewed from Stile Common Road

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newsome Road - viewed from Stile Common Road

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