Plan your visit
Getting here
53.90238, -1.51946
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Gateways School 236m away — 10 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Gateways School 236m away — 10 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Green Grasshopper +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Green Grasshopper +82 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pincushion, Silky Wall Feather-moss +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pincushion, Silky Wall Feather-moss +10 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Ebor WayWalking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Malt Kiln Lanepublic footpath · 490 m
🚴Cycling
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
NCN National Route 668Cycling route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Main RouteCycling route202 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
The OwlMountain bike route
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Church Lanebridleway · 625 m
also a Harewood Estate private road
Sandy Gatebridleway · 693 m
also a Harewood Estate private road
Sandy Gatebridleway · 23 m
also a Harewood Estate private road
Wildlife to spot
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