grumpy gits went to go fishing and wouldnt let us fish saying we had the wrong stuff claiming they…read morewould steal are car and rod if we didnt leave i would advise not to go here very bad and rude staff. The people claimed we needed aload of certrain liceneces etc but even tho its pay 10 pound for a permet for the dat. The person in charge (Thomas Marshal) does not like kids at all and kicked us out as soon as we was outside having fun. Especially when adults complain we don't go out enough and as a KID he probably went fishing (without a permit or and licences rods environment rods or even a fishing licence) Claimed we caught a load of fish to kill and eat even though we was going to realise it EVEN THOUGH WE DIDNT EVEN CATCH A THING HIGHLY DISAPOINTED!!!!!!!!!

From the owner: Birkwood Farm Fisheries was established in 1996. Originally a single lake run by Dick and Sandra it…read moresoon evolved into the complex it is today; 5 lakes with river and canal fishing. Supported by Chris and Sharon this is a family run business. At Birkwood we aim to offer anglers a great fishing experience which is safe, clean, tidy and welcoming.

A three pond complex, the top pond (Canal pond) is the match lake and contains a lot of silver…read morefish, carp to 10lb, Tench and perch. The middle pond contains larger carp, a cat fish (supposedly around 40lb), lots of roach to around 1lb, bream to around 2lb, small perch, and tench to 5lb. The smaller bottom lake doesn't get fished much and is stocked as per the Canal pond but with a catfish (supposedly around 30lb). Day tickets cost £5 for up to 2 rods, and the money is collected on the bank. The car park reed lined pegs on the middle pond are the most popular and on a weekend you will need to be there 'queueing' well before the gates open to get any of them. The middle pond generally has a 1m depth at a rod length out from the bank with a maximum depth of around 2.5m. There are toilet facilities, and on weekends a 'burger bar' van is resident in the car park between the top and middle ponds. Had huge bags of roach, with tench, perch and several decent carp by fishing alongside reeds about 2m from the bank with a 14 hook fished just over depth and loaded either with 3 red/yellow maggots, or 6mm halibut flavour soft pellets over a carpet of strawberry flavour crushed hard pellet groundbait. Keep loose feeding 6-10 maggots around your float on the 'little and often' principle and I found it was a 'fish a chuck' most of the day.

A fabulous small trout lake fed from the chalk streams around Driffield, regularly re-stocked with…read morerainbows and brownies with some believed to be 20lb plus! half dy sport ticket from as little as £5 then usually £2 per fish to take for the pot! There is also a Coarse pons that seems very popular.

i always visit the park every sunday , i carnt belive its actualy free its like something you see…read moreand think you would have to pay a entrance free , a massive pond for fishing , park for the children , sand pit , slides and swings. i usualy go fishing on the pond with a reasonable price to fish , lovely people and litter free!

I am from the United States but often visit my family up in Wakefield, so I often end up taking a…read moregood stroll through here. It is a lovely walk! It's short but too short so it's great to take the young ones and dogs! The pubs nearby are great! The park itself is quite clean and free from litter, unlike the local parks back in California. The one problem that did cost a star though, are the toilets. THEY ARE FILTHY! I hear they you have to pay to get in now, which I can totally understand! First of all, they are metal and have no seats. But to be honest, they'd be in pieces if they were porcelain XD. There is graffiti all over the walls. Every time I've gone the floor is a lake of urine. However, that's really the only problem

As the previous reviewer said, this is a real gem. There are a number of walks of various lengths…read morebased around the dam, and all are very picturesque. Kids will love playing in the surrounding woodland and feeding the ducks in the dam, and at least two of the walks are wheelchair friendly, as we used to take my brother there in his. It's easy to get to and a nice afternoon out (especially as there are an ice cream van and plenty of pubs nearby!) I'm not sure how much the car park costs, but there are buses from Wakefield town centre and obviously, the walk is free!