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Smithy Lane Playground

3 ha

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Beans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Beans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Volucella inanis · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Volucella inanis · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking 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

Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

29 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 CS3Cycling route

Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin +46

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · Volucella inanis

SyrphusSyrphus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Common Feather-moss · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,745 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin +46

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Common GullLarus canus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
SwiftApus apus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Mute SwanCygnus olor

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · Volucella inanis

SyrphusSyrphus
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis

🌿

Plants3 species

winterspring

2026

Common Feather-moss · Bluebell · Lesser Celandine

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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