Unspoiled wetlands with a community garden, wildlife & bird-watching including the rare firecrest.
We love this volunteer-kept little patch of urban woods and wetland. It attracts and accommodates many birds. It's a peaceful little haven in the middle of town. Sadly it suffers from people littering or it would be 5 star for this nature lover. The locals who look after it deserve big thanks.
Lovely spots to feed ducks and go bird and squirrel spotting, however the litter all over the place does affect your walk, there's just so much of it.
A lovely bit of countryside in the middle of Castleford! Such a shame that many people don't respect it and dump their rubbish there.
This place was great for wild life now been left to dry so sad as I lived next to this place when I was a boy saw so many things newts frogs all types of bird's now all gone
Beautiful little nature reserve . I've seen a fox in there and birdsong is beautiful. X
I'm sorry to say Tom that you are wrong there is plenty of wildlife to look at on the Smawthorne Marsh.I see plenty of common Birds plus this year Iv'e seen Redstart,Spotted Flycatcher the secretive Water Rail plus the Buzzard regular.Foxes have been plentiful and Butterflies and Dragonflies have done really well.Watched for the first time a male Banded Demoiselle here.People who walk around here haven't got a clue of what Wildlife and Plantlife that exists on here.William Hesketh
Good for kids
Dogs allowed
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We love this volunteer-kept little patch of urban woods and wetland. It attracts and accommodates many birds. It's a peaceful little haven in the middle of town. Sadly it suffers from people littering or it would be 5 star for this nature lover. The locals who look after it deserve big thanks.
Lovely spots to feed ducks and go bird and squirrel spotting, however the litter all over the place does affect your walk, there's just so much of it.
A lovely bit of countryside in the middle of Castleford! Such a shame that many people don't respect it and dump their rubbish there.
This place was great for wild life now been left to dry so sad as I lived next to this place when I was a boy saw so many things newts frogs all types of bird's now all gone
Beautiful little nature reserve . I've seen a fox in there and birdsong is beautiful. X
I'm sorry to say Tom that you are wrong there is plenty of wildlife to look at on the Smawthorne Marsh.I see plenty of common Birds plus this year Iv'e seen Redstart,Spotted Flycatcher the secretive Water Rail plus the Buzzard regular.Foxes have been plentiful and Butterflies and Dragonflies have done really well.Watched for the first time a male Banded Demoiselle here.People who walk around here haven't got a clue of what Wildlife and Plantlife that exists on here.William Hesketh
