During the Second World War, a military assault course was constructed on the strip of land between The Retreat and Low Moor Allotments. Today the assault course survives as a series of earthwork banks and ditches.

Two blocks of medieval ridge and furrow ploughing have been identified in the north-west area of Walmgate Stray.

There is evidence on the Stray of ridge and furrow ploughing which probably dates to the period of the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century.

Pond A was located against the south-west corner of The Retreat boundary. It survives on the ground as a sub-rectangular depression, 18m by 13m, to a depth of around 1m.

Pond B was situated in the north-eastern corner of Low Moor, at the botton of the strip of land running along the eastern boundary of The Retreat. It is now partially covered by the embankment built to carry the modern cycle path, although standing w...

A number of small mounds have been identified at the northern end of the strip of land running between Low Moor Allotments and The Retreat. These are arranged in two parallel lines of four evenly spaced low mounds, about 3m long and 1.5m wide, which...

Two pits in the centre of the Stray may have been used as firing positions, from which to fire anti-tank rifle grenades at a tank hulk, which local residents recall was positioned as a target in the centre of Low Moor during the Second World War.

The remains of four lines of practice trenches, all front line 'firing trenches', have been identified spread out across the Stray. Trench 1 lies in the strip of groung running between The Retreat and Low Moor Allotments.

During the course of the First World War, Walmgate Stray, like many other public open spaces, was utilised by the army as a training area, providing soldiers with experience of digging trench lines and possibly of combat within them. The remains of ...

During the course of the First World War, Walmgate Stray, like many other public open spaces, was utilised by the army as a training area, providing soldiers with experience of digging trench lines and possibly of combat within them. The remains of ...