- Pugneys Country Park
Pugneys Country Park is a 250 acre park located on the A636 between
Wakefield ,West Yorkshire ,England and Junction 39 of theM1 motorway .The area was developed from a former
opencast mine and a sand and gravelquarry and was opened to the public in1985 . It is overlooked bySandal Castle .The park comprises two lakes, the larger of which is dedicated to non-powered
watersports and the smaller lake is designated as a nature reserve.A 7.25" gauge miniature railway, running round part of the larger lake, operates on weekends and bank holidays, and cafeteria facilities are available.
The nature reserve is home to a large flock of non-breeding
swans , with up to 100 in residence at any time.The lakes serve as a
flood defence by providing an overflow from theRiver Calder .
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