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Pugneys Country Park

114 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome114 ha

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53.65757, -1.50435

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Black-headed Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 171m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens, Red-legged Shieldbug, Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Walton 2Walking route

Named 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

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route

Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wadhouse Lanebridleway · 126 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 126 mPath type: bridleway

Wadhouse Lanebridleway · 922 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 922 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

55,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

55,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Tufted Duck +46

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

55,352 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Grey Heron · Black-headed Gull · Gadwall · Tufted Duck +46

Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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