Haw Park Wood is the Council's second largest Ancient Woodland. The sixty-eight hectares of ancient replanted woodland is located on the edge of Wintersett village, just six kilometres south-east of Wakefield.

Haw Park Wood is ideal for walking, relaxing and enjoying nature. There is open access to all parts of the woodland though most visitors keep to the woodland rides and the all-weather footpath network. The Trans Pennine Trail and the disused Barnsley Canal pass through the wood providing good walking and cycling links to the wider countryside.

How to get there

Haw Park Wood is situated next to Anglers Country Park, Wintersett.

By car:  Follow signs for Waterton Countryside Discovery Centre, or Anglers Country Park from the A638 at Crofton, Purston and Pontefract and from the A61 at Notton.

Anglers Country Park provides ample car parking and is only a short walk from the woodland.

Green Flag Award 2007/2008

In summer 2007 Haw Park Wood achieved the prestigious Green Flag award, the national standard for parks and green spaces. This means that it has met stringent criteria - it is welcoming, accessible, woodland. It is clean and safe, well maintained and managed in a sustainable way with strong involvement from the local community.

The Green Flag Award scheme is managed by the Civic Trust. It is a national annual award scheme for parks with good environmental management. For more information on the Green Flag Award Scheme please look at their web site available under 'Related Links'.