Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.68711, -1.49808
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Ace Catering — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Ace Catering — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Ribwort Plantain, Foxglove +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walton 2Walking 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
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Nettle Lanepublic footpath · 177 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 177 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route485 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Photos
Playground - Lower York Road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,382 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,382 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren · House Sparrow +22
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Borage · daffodils · Daisy · Creeping Buttercup · Cleavers +42
- BorageBorago officinalis2025
- daffodilsNarcissus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,382 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren · House Sparrow +22
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax +7
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
- Marmalade Hoverfly
Borage · daffodils · Daisy · Creeping Buttercup · Cleavers +42
- BorageBorago officinalis2025
- daffodilsNarcissus2025
- DaisyBellis perennis2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- CleaversGalium aparine2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Blue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaBlue ShieldbugZicrona caeruleaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisLily BeetleLilioceris liliiLily BeetleLilioceris liliiSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisFeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025PoppyPapaver2025PoppyPapaver2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025SpeedwellVeronica2025SpeedwellVeronica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2025Bird's-Foot-TrefoilLotus2025PrimrosePrimula2025PrimrosePrimula2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025RhododendronRhododendron2025RhododendronRhododendron2025BindweedCalystegia2025BindweedCalystegia2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025ThistleCirsium2025ThistleCirsium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025HydrangeaHydrangea2025HydrangeaHydrangea2025CrocusCrocus2025CrocusCrocus2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Events & activities nearby
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