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St Helen's Church

📷 SMJ · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.65965, -1.48105

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Magpie
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Newland Court 28m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

National Cycle Network traffic-free route nearby (NCN ?)

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Macrosteles sardus +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Macrosteles sardus +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National 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
Main RouteCycling route185 m
Named routeRef 67Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Helen's Church Sandal

📷 SMJ · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Helen's Church Sandal

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🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Betty Eastwood ParkUrban park3.6 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site3 km→🌱Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe MeadowsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Castle Grove ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Castle Grove ParkUrban park600 m→

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