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Reid's Park

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.65934, -1.57557

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ivy +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ivy +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

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

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

Engine Lanepublic footpath · 334 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 334 mPath type: service

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Cycling

47 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

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

Main RouteCycling route485 m

Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

18,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

18,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +49

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoosanderMergus merganser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TealAnas crecca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common GullLarus canus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GadwallMareca strepera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

18,570 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Magpie · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +49

MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoosanderMergus merganser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TealAnas crecca
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common GullLarus canus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
CootFulica atra
SiskinSpinus spinus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GadwallMareca strepera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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