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Old Hall Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 CAROL GOODWIN · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

53.68012, -1.46587

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 454m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Floating Pennywort +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Macrosteles sardus +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 67

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

67 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
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route185 m
Named routeRef 67Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 931 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 931 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heath Old Hall

📷 CAROL GOODWIN · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heath Old Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe MeadowsUrban park3.9 km→🌱Haw Hill ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The Hepworth Wakefield GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱West Parade Burial GroundUrban park2 km→

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