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Dog walks in Coxley Woods
Coxley Woods is a wood in Wakefield, 7.6 km from the middle of Wakefield. 32 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 62% are under 3 km and 46% are loops.
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Three walks in Coxley Woods
From the 32 walks that lie mostly in Coxley Woods, those that start nearest its middle: an 8.1 km loop, a 5.5 km there and back and a 1.5 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Sitlington loop8.1 km · 138 min · A loop
- Sitlington and back5.5 km · 95 min · There and back
- Sitlington one-way walk1.5 km · 26 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Special Area of ConservationDenby Grange Colliery PondsNatural England designations
- Site of Special Scientific InterestDenby Grange Colliery Ponds SSSINatural England designations
- Open by permission, not by right37 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right7 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
None of Wakefield council's orders mentions dogs (read 10 August 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Coxley Woods are like
Every share is of the 32 walks that lie mostly in Coxley Woods, with Wakefield as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 62% of the walks in Coxley Woods, against 36% 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 | 62% | 36% |
| 3 to 5 km | 21% | 19% |
| 5 to 8 km | 12% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 3% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | <1% | 14% |
What shape they are
A loop: 46% of the walks in Coxley Woods, 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 | 46% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 43% | 43% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 9% | 30% |
What is beside the path
Under trees for a third or more of the way: 100% of the walks in Coxley Woods, against 37% 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 | 100% | 37% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 90% | 71% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | 3% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | <1% | 32% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 53% | 7% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 21% | 74% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 4% |
What might stop you
Never beside a busy road: 68% of the walks in Coxley Woods, against 32% 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 | 100% | 66% |
| Never beside a busy road | 68% | 32% |
| No busy road to cross | 68% | 35% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 100% | 82% |
| No steps | 100% | 70% |
What is on the way
Pass a pub: 12% of the walks in Coxley Woods, 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 | 68% | 90% |
| Pass a pub | 12% | 62% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 3% | 31% |
| Pass a public toilet | <1% | 19% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | <1% | 18% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Coxley Woods, 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. 100% 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 Coxley Woods 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 Coxley Woods?
- Wakefield has no dog order that mentions dogs, read on 10 August 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Coxley Woods?
- 32 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Coxley Woods. 62% are under 3 km and 46% are loops.