Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve
Pugneys Nature Reserve is a local nature reserve of 87 hectares in Wakefield, 3 km from the middle of Wakefield. 49 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 44% are under 3 km and 24% are loops.
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Three walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve
From the 49 walks that lie mostly in Pugneys Nature Reserve, those that start nearest its middle: a 4.1 km loop, an 8.3 km there and back and a 2.8 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Pugneys Nature Reserve (in between)4.1 km · 71 min · A loop
- Near Pugneys Nature Reserve (longest)8.3 km · 142 min · There and back
- Near Pugneys Nature Reserve (shortest)2.8 km · 49 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Local nature reservePugneysNatural England designations
None of Wakefield council's orders mentions dogs (read 10 August 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve are like
Every share is of the 49 walks that lie mostly in Pugneys Nature Reserve, with Wakefield as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
8 to 12 km: 2% of the walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve, against 11% 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 | 44% | 36% |
| 3 to 5 km | 24% | 19% |
| 5 to 8 km | 22% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 2% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 6% | 14% |
What shape they are
One way, ending somewhere else: 32% of the walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve, against 30% near Wakefield, and no row here differs by more.
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 | 24% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 42% | 43% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 32% | 30% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 93% of the walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve, against 32% 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 | 44% | 37% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 100% | 71% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | 3% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 93% | 32% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 32% | 7% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 34% | 74% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 4% |
What might stop you
Never beside a fast road: 85% of the walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve, against 66% 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 | 85% | 66% |
| Never beside a busy road | 28% | 32% |
| No busy road to cross | 34% | 35% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 85% | 82% |
| No steps | 59% | 70% |
What is on the way
Pass a public toilet: 63% of the walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve, against 19% 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 | 91% | 90% |
| Pass a pub | 51% | 62% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 40% | 31% |
| Pass a public toilet | 63% | 19% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 46% | 18% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Pugneys Nature Reserve, 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. 44% 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 Pugneys Nature Reserve before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops. 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 Pugneys Nature Reserve?
- Wakefield has no dog order that mentions dogs, read on 10 August 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Pugneys Nature Reserve?
- 49 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Pugneys Nature Reserve. 44% are under 3 km and 24% are loops.
Getting there
1 car park and 1 public toilet within Pugneys Nature Reserve or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.