Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Bretton Country Park
Bretton Country Park is a local nature reserve of 526 hectares in Wakefield, 9.5 km from the middle of Wakefield. 218 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 38% are under 3 km and 20% are loops.
See every dog walk near Wakefield, or across West Yorkshire.
Three walks in Bretton Country Park
From the 218 walks that lie mostly in Bretton Country Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 10.7 km loop, a 4.9 km there and back and a 2.1 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Denby Dale loop10.7 km · 183 min · A loop
- Near Bretton Country Park4.9 km · 84 min · There and back
- West Bretton one-way walk2.1 km · 36 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by permission, not by right41 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right4 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Dogs on a lead“Bretton Country Park”Kirklees council dog control order, read 30 July 2026
None of Wakefield council's orders mentions dogs (read 10 August 2026). Barnsley council's dog control order places no zone in Bretton Country Park (read 30 July 2026). Anywhere else in Bretton Country Park, Kirklees council's order sets no rule for dogs that we hold (read 30 July 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Bretton Country Park are like
Every share is of the 218 walks that lie mostly in Bretton Country Park, with Wakefield as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Over 12 km: 2% of the walks in Bretton Country Park, against 14% near Wakefield.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 38% | 36% |
| 3 to 5 km | 25% | 19% |
| 5 to 8 km | 23% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 10% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 2% | 14% |
What shape they are
A loop: 20% of the walks in Bretton Country Park, against 25% near Wakefield.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 20% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 48% | 43% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 30% | 30% |
What is beside the path
On roads or lanes for half or more: 2% of the walks in Bretton Country Park, against 74% near Wakefield.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 85% | 37% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 70% | 71% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | 3% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 100% | 32% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 43% | 7% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 2% | 74% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 4% |
What might stop you
No busy road to cross: 76% of the walks in Bretton Country Park, against 35% near Wakefield.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 97% | 66% |
| Never beside a busy road | 66% | 32% |
| No busy road to cross | 76% | 35% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 64% | 82% |
| No steps | 99% | 70% |
What is on the way
Pass a pub: 2% of the walks in Bretton Country Park, against 62% near Wakefield.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Wakefield |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 76% | 90% |
| Pass a pub | 2% | 62% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | <1% | 31% |
| Pass a public toilet | 64% | 19% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 16% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 64% | 18% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Bretton Country Park, for your dog
If you live in West Yorkshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 85% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in Bretton Country Park before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if West Yorkshire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in Bretton Country Park?
- It asks for dogs on a lead in “Bretton Country Park”. Wakefield has no dog order that mentions dogs, read on 10 August 2026. Barnsley's order names places where dogs are kept out or on a lead, read on 30 July 2026. Kirklees's order names places where dogs are kept out or on a lead, read on 30 July 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Bretton Country Park?
- 218 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Bretton Country Park. 38% are under 3 km and 20% are loops.
Getting there
8 car parks, 4 public toilets and 1 drinking water point within Bretton Country Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.