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Outwood Park

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.71024, -1.51024

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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
  • 🛝Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rook +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rook +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine, Sycamore +76 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Celandine, Sycamore +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn, Hogweed +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
🚴

Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route
Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network
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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Grandstand Roadbyway open to all traffic · 473 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 473 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Outwood Park Play Area - Ledger Lane

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Outwood Park Play Area - Ledger Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe MeadowsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Outwood ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Outwood ParkUrban park0 m→🦉LOFTHOUSE COLLIERY NATURE PARKNature reserve1.2 km→🌱Lofthouse Colliery Nature ParkUrban park1.3 km→🦉ALVERTHORPE AND WRENTHORPE MEADOWSNature reserve2.2 km→

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