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Thornton Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Mark Stevenson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.82090, -1.64112

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 66

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Welcome WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Whitecote Lanepublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 805 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 805 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
Whitecote Lanepublic footpath · 252 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 252 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
Route CS3Cycling route
Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route
Armley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Ar-CCLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Rodley, Leeds

📷 Mark Stevenson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Rodley, Leeds

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bramley ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Kirkstall Abbey ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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