The incredible West Yorkshire nature reserve is home to a vast central lake surrounded by surfaced paths and coniferous woodland.
Once called Thurstonhaugh – an old Norse name – the area became known as New Mylle on Dam when a new corn mill was built around 1285.
During autumn, the park has become a place of beauty with crimson and amber leaves scattering the floor, fungi beginning to grow and wildlife coming out of hiding to stock up on supplies for winter.
Friends of Newmillerdam Country Park and Wakefield Tree Wardens help countryside officers maintaining the park, with their recent activities including the construction of a new boardwalk and the installation of way-marked trails.
The park is open all year round, with the site’s car park open 8am to 6pm Monday to Sunday.
Here are 16 photos of Wakefield’s stunning Newmillerdam Country Park in Autumn taken by reader, Marta Brown.
During autumn, the park has become a place of beauty with crimson and amber leaves scattering the floor, fungi beginning to grow and wildlife coming out of hiding to stock up on supplies for winter.
![Here are 16 photos capturing the beauty of Newmillerdam Country Park in Autumn.](https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmUwMjE4YmZiLTlhMjgtNGFhOC05OTVmLTgxNTZiOGM2OTcwNTo1ZmEwZjA2OC01ZjMxLTQ0YzUtYmU5Ni04OTkwNThjNmRlYWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
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Here are 16 photos capturing the beauty of Newmillerdam Country Park in Autumn. Photo: Marta Brown
![The park is home to thousands of plants, trees and flowers.](https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkNzkwNTJkLTI3NDAtNGE5OC1hMDA1LTE2YjkzMmU4ODAyNzoyMTA1MDA2NS1hMzdjLTQxYjYtODJmMi1iY2Y0YTBmZjczZjA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Hidden beauty
The park is home to thousands of plants, trees and flowers. Photo: Marta Brown
![The park was originally managed for game and commercial forestry, but it is now managed for the benefit of wildlife and people.](https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjFkYWM4YTEzLWQ5ODItNGY3Ny1hMGQwLTA3OGM3ZjNiMjBjNjo1OTRiODBiOS1iZmZjLTQxOWUtOTFkOS1lMmU1YzFkYzc4ZTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Protecting the park
The park was originally managed for game and commercial forestry, but it is now managed for the benefit of wildlife and people. Photo: Marta Brown
![The nature conversation is home to a variety of species all year round including robins and bats as well as water birds such as swans, mallards, and coots.](https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQyMGIwMTI4LWRhNjUtNDc5Ny05NmM0LTNjYjczYzE3OGM2ZjpjY2RkNmFmZS1jMDgwLTRiZWEtYTQwYy01NzRmOTg5NGNiYjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Neighbirds!
The nature conversation is home to a variety of species all year round including robins and bats as well as water birds such as swans, mallards, and coots. Photo: Marta Brown