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Thornes Junior Football Club

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.67927, -1.55129

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +66 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — caddisflies, Red-legged Shieldbug, Hydropsyche +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — caddisflies, Red-legged Shieldbug, Hydropsyche +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route
Named route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Baptist Lanepublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

37 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
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
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Paddock off Queen's Drive

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Paddock off Queen's Drive

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🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Betty Eastwood ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe MeadowsUrban park2.5 km→🌱Green ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Carr Lodge ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Green ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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