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The Pomfret Garden

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📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.68959, -1.32539

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 159m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 159m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: West Yorkshire Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef 69Local cycle route

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Castleford GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Halfpenny Lanebridleway · 889 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 889 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

12,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Coot · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Barn OwlTyto alba
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus

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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

12,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Coot · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +46

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoosanderMergus merganser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SiskinSpinus spinus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Barn OwlTyto alba
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Rock DoveColumba livia
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus

🐝

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

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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