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War Memorial

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.64838, -1.46517

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Large White +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Bindweed, Cuckooflower, Green Alkanet +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Field Bindweed, Cuckooflower, Green Alkanet +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Royston & Carlton Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Walton Footbridgepublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

56 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 route485 m
Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

War memorial, Shay Lane, Walton

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

War memorial, Shay Lane, Walton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Betty Eastwood ParkUrban park4 km→✦Waterton Park, Walton, WakefieldHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Walton Nature ReserveUrban park1.3 km→🌱Sandal Castle & ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Castle Grove ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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