BECKETT STREET CEMETERY 6 ha
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About BECKETT STREET CEMETERY Beckett Street Cemetery is a closed cemetery in Burmantofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Founded in 1842, the site was officially opened in 1845 and is recognised as being one of England's first municipal burial sites. Although the cemetery was closed to interments in 2001, it remains open for visitors, and has two listed structures besides being a listed park itself.
Read more on Wikipedia → Cemetery Grade II listed park and garden c. 1845
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Family Internet Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Family Internet Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, Swollen-thighed Beetle +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Hemlock Water-dropwort +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Hemlock Water-dropwort +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Definitive Footpath LEEDS CITY 15 public footpath · 108 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 108 m Path type: construction
Show on map 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Swarcliffe Health Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SHT Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Wyke Beck Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RP-TN Local cycle route
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Gravestone of Annie Bond, in Beckett Street Cemetery, Burmantofts, Leeds
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Wildlife to spot
7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · 2-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee +7
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Hemlock Water-dropwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Mexican Fleabane +3
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Foxglove Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Rock Dove · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +38
Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · 2-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Common Carder Bee +7
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Hemlock Water-dropwort · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Mexican Fleabane +3
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Foxglove Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025
Nut Leaf Weevil Strophosoma melanogrammum2025 Digitalis purpurea
Digitalis purpurea
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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