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The Green

3 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.72672, -1.30686

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Black-headed Gull
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝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· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 697Cycling route

Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route

Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

121,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

121,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Coot +55

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

121,404 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mute Swan · Tufted Duck · Coot +55

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GadwallMareca strepera
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Mealy RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea flammea/rostrata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 derek dye · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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