Walton Country Park — Attraction in Wakefield

From the free car park you can walk a circular walk around the site with paths criss crossing for you to explore, great for dogs and their owners , wonderful for children to explore and loads of birds to see. There are ponds around and part of the old Barnsley canal to walk along and just a 10 minute walk you can visit the village of Walton for lunch. Walton Colliery was a 19th and 20th century coal mine that served the local area and remnant's of this proud industry can still be seen if you look carefully but turning it back to nature into a country park has given this lovely area a new lease of life for the next generation. I have walked this area in all seasons and there's always something new to...

Fabulous green space to walk in. Nature claims back an old colliery and now it is a wildlife sanctuary and nature reserve. Free to walk here and free to park. Lots of waterfowl on the lakes. Dragonflies too. Very peaceful and serene place. Information boards with map plan on. Watch where you tread though, as dog owners don't seem all that bothered about picking up their dawglet's poohs. Basic really, got a dog, pick up after it. Would you leave your kids used nappies lying around here...

A nice old reclaimed colliery, that is mostly nature reserve. A couple of lakes that have plenty of wild life. There is 2 places you can cut under the train tracks via bridges. To the west ( from main entrance ) takes you through and up towards Doncaster road. To the north brings you to oakenshaw lane and to part of the disused Barnsley canal. There are some Horse riders ( children ) top right area. So if like me you dont like horses maybe want to avoid it or jump into bushes...