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Pontefract Memorial Natural Strewing Area

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.69970, -1.33887

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 418m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 418m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Wakefield Way

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Dog-rose, Common Mallow, Wood Dock +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog-rose, Common Mallow, Wood Dock +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Cemetery — local history and memorials

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 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

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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National 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

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

7,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Magpie · Carrion Crow +48

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little OwlAthene noctua
GreenfinchChloris chloris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,307 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mallard · Blackbird · Coot · Magpie · Carrion Crow +48

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little OwlAthene noctua
GreenfinchChloris chloris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

$Pontefract Racecourse$

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pontefract Racecourse

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🌱Pontefract ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Friarwood Valley GardensUrban park2.2 km→🌱Dale ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Pontefract ParkUrban park400 m→

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