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Oakwell Hall Country Park

3 ha

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

PicnicWildlifeFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.73915, -1.67804

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route
Named route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route56 m
Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route17 m
Named routeLength 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Warrens Lanebridleway · 3 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 3 mPath type: bridleway
Warrens Lanebridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mPath type: bridleway
Warrens Lanebridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mPath type: bridleway
Warrens Lanebridleway · 559 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 559 mPath type: bridleway
Warrens Lanebridleway · 71 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

"Fiddlehead and Fernblades", Oakwell Hall Country Park, Birstall

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

"Fiddlehead and Fernblades", Oakwell Hall Country Park, Birstall

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