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Pontefract Park

113 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome113 ha

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53.70105, -1.33251

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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 Goldfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 75m away

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Goldfinch
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 75m away

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +17 more · last seen 2026; Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Campion, Common Nettle, Butterfly-bush +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 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

Lowther LoopWalking route

Named route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

25 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

🐴

Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

Parkfield Lanebridleway · 300 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 300 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway

Parkfield Lanebridleway · 174 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 174 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway

Parkfield Lanebridleway · 15 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway

Parkfield Lanebridleway · 441 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 441 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway

Parkfield Lanebridleway · 299 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 299 mSurface paved;gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

7,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Great Tit · Robin +46

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springwinter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Black Ant · Red-legged Shieldbug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Black AntLasius niger
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,587 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Great Tit · Robin +46

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
CootFulica atra2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springwinter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Black Ant · Red-legged Shieldbug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Small Black AntLasius niger
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

$Sculpture in Pontefract Park$

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sculpture in Pontefract Park

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