Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Walton Nature Park
Walton Nature Park is a local nature reserve of 82 hectares in Wakefield, 3.8 km from the middle of Wakefield. 38 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 76% are under 3 km and 31% are loops.
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Three walks in Walton Nature Park
From the 38 walks that lie mostly in Walton Nature Park, those that start nearest its middle: a 3.4 km loop, an 11.9 km there and back and a 5.9 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Walton loop3.4 km · 58 min · A loop
- Near Walton Nature Park (longer)11.9 km · 204 min · There and back
- Near Walton Nature Park (shorter)5.9 km · 102 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by permission, not by right34 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right1 hectare 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 Walton Nature Park are like
Every share is of the 38 walks that lie mostly in Walton Nature Park, with Wakefield as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 76% of the walks in Walton Nature Park, 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 | 76% | 36% |
| 3 to 5 km | 13% | 19% |
| 5 to 8 km | 5% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 2% | 11% |
| Over 12 km | 2% | 14% |
What shape they are
A loop: 31% of the walks in Walton Nature 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 | 31% | 25% |
| There and back the same way | 42% | 43% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 26% | 30% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 97% of the walks in Walton Nature Park, 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 | 2% | 37% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 84% | 71% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | 3% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 97% | 32% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 55% | 7% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 18% | 74% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 4% |
What might stop you
Never beside a fast road: 89% of the walks in Walton Nature Park, 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 | 89% | 66% |
| Never beside a busy road | 55% | 32% |
| No busy road to cross | 50% | 35% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 94% | 82% |
| No steps | 86% | 70% |
What is on the way
Pass a pub: 13% of the walks in Walton Nature 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 | 89% | 90% |
| Pass a pub | 13% | 62% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 10% | 31% |
| Pass a public toilet | 2% | 19% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 7% | 18% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Walton Nature 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. 2% 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 Walton Nature Park 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 Walton Nature Park?
- Wakefield has no dog order that mentions dogs, read on 10 August 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Walton Nature Park?
- 38 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Walton Nature Park. 76% are under 3 km and 31% are loops.
Getting there
3 car parks, 2 dog bins and 2 pubs within Walton Nature Park or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.