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Dogs welcome

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
  • Allerton Bywater Primary Breakfast Club — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Purple Toadflax, Fox-and-cubs +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Purple Toadflax, Fox-and-cubs +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Common Sorrel

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Hillside HikeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

59 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
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Park Lane near Westfields Allotments

Park Lane near Westfields Allotments

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