Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe Meadows
108 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome108 ha
Getting here
53.69245, -1.52083
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 404m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 404m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +53 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Blue Shieldbug +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Green Alkanet, Japanese Knotweed, Honesty +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
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
St. Johnspublic footpath · 88 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
68 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 route185 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 185 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Red Hall Lanebridleway · 678 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 678 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
Balne Beck, Wrenthorpe and Alverthorpe meadows
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,266 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,266 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Wren · Robin · Starling +19
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Blue Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Herb-Robert · Greater Plantain · Great Mullein · Wall Lettuce · Borage +5
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,266 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · House Sparrow · Wren · Robin · Starling +19
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Blue Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug
- Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Herb-Robert · Greater Plantain · Great Mullein · Wall Lettuce · Borage +5
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- BorageBorago officinalis
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- CorncockleAgrostemma githago
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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