Anglers Country Park, Wintersett This once formed one of the deepest opencast coal mines in the country reaching a depth of 250 feet. Now, it has become one of the most important inland bird sites in Yorkshire.
Calder Wetlands The Calder Wetlands is an area of land to the east of the M1 motorway at Junction 39, north of Denby Dale Road (A636) and south of the River Calder.
Hare Park Junction
Hare Park Junction is situated to the east of the Parish of Walton with road access via Crofton. Hare Park Farm, to the west of the junction and accessed via a private road, is in the parish of Walton.
Horbury Lagoons An area of washlands and lagoons situated to the east of Horbury Junction, with railway lines to the north and west, and the River Calder, Lupset Pond Stretch, to the south. The M1 splits the lagoon area in two.
Pugneys Country Park This is a 250 acre site which was once an open cast mine as well as a sand and gravel quarry. It was made into a country park in 1985.
