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Oak Street Allotment Gardens

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.65071, -1.41898

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Iris, Common Ragwort, Herb-Robert +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yellow Iris, Common Ragwort, Herb-Robert +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Rowan, Hazel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

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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
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Cycling

47 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

Oak Street, Crofton.

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oak Street, Crofton.

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🌱Nostell Priory ParklandUrban park2.3 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site2.3 km→✦NOSTELL PRIORYHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Purston ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Anglers Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Sharlston CommonUrban park2.2 km→

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