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📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.63903, -1.58418

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Figwort, Common Fleabane, Musk-mallow +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Figwort, Common Fleabane, Musk-mallow +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route
Named routeRef 699National 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Two entrances off Upper Lane

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Two entrances off Upper Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Betty Eastwood ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Green ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Bretton Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦BRETTON HALLHistoric site3.4 km→🏞️BRETTONCountry park3.4 km→🦉BRETTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.4 km→

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