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Nostell Priory Gothic Menagerie

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📷 Paul Brooker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.65341, -1.39369

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Sweet Chestnut, Common Ragwort +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Sweet Chestnut, Common Ragwort +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Beech, Meadowsweet

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Walton 2Walking route
Named route
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
Royston & Carlton Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Lidget Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 67Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route282 m
Named routeRef 67Length 282 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nostell Priory Gothic Menagerie

📷 Paul Brooker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nostell Priory Gothic Menagerie

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Nostell Priory ParklandUrban park600 m→✦NOSTELL PRIORYHistoric site600 m→🌱Purston ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Carr Bridge Playing FieldsUrban park4.1 km→🌱Vale Head ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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