Friends of Newmillerdam Country Park

Friends of Newmillerdam Country Park The Friends are a voluntary group that works with Wakefield Council to help improve access and to enhance this popular West Yorkshire country park.

Newmillerdam Country Park is located 3.5 miles south of Wakefield, on the A61 (Barnsley Road), and features a central lake surrounded by a surfaced path with surrounding broadleaved and coniferous woodland located on the slopes. The Friends of Newmillerdam Country Park are a voluntary group formed in 2009 at the request of Wakefield Council and share the Council’s strategic aim of -

Improving the

intrinsic quality of the country park:

Improving access and enriching visitor experiences for all users:

Supporting new amenities and activities to improve the physical, social and mental well-being of the community and park users:

Increasing awareness of what the park has to offer (by the provision of better information, wider promotion, effective communication and marketing).

Twit-Twoo another of our fantastic sculptures was installed today. Keep an eye out for them as you walk the dam side pat...
10/03/2026

Twit-Twoo another of our fantastic sculptures was installed today. Keep an eye out for them as you walk the dam side path.

The Friends of Newmillerdam in partnership with Wakefield Parks and Countryside, are pleased to welcome Hazel the Fox 🦊....
04/02/2026

The Friends of Newmillerdam in partnership with Wakefield Parks and Countryside, are pleased to welcome Hazel the Fox 🦊. Our first of 8 Woodland Creature Carvings. Look out for the rest over the coming months as they are steadily installed around the park.

Add your picture with Hazel to the comments section and let us know what you think.

Thank you to all that raised concern and to those that stepped in to help
16/01/2026

Thank you to all that raised concern and to those that stepped in to help

A big thankyou to the NHS Procurement team who came out in force to help us maintain the Rhododendrons. We couldn’t have...
05/10/2025

A big thankyou to the NHS Procurement team who came out in force to help us maintain the Rhododendrons. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Big shout out and thanks to Andy, one of our volunteers who has been waging war on the invasive Balsam. Baslam grows qui...
23/07/2025

Big shout out and thanks to Andy, one of our volunteers who has been waging war on the invasive Balsam. Baslam grows quickly, blocking out the light which our native Flora need, and spreads rapidly. Its great to see these areas being reclaimed.

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