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Banks Plantation

5 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.87179, -1.63938

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Emperor Dragonfly +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dean Headpublic footpath · 332 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 332 mPath type: service
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 668Cycling route
Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath heading up None go Bye's Hill

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath heading up None go Bye's Hill

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🌱Yeadon Tarnfield ParkUrban park2.4 km→🏞️GOLDEN ACRECountry park3.2 km→🏞️OTLEY CHEVINCountry park3.4 km→🌱Golden Acre ParkUrban park3.2 km→🦉CHEVIN FOREST PARKNature reserve3.5 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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