Cherry Strip - Broadleaved woodland
19 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha
Getting here
53.82322, -1.37922
Open directionsv
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 — 4 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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route▾
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CS2Regional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Parlington Lanebridleway · 195 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Throstlenest Bridgebridleway · 18 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Parlington Lanebridleway · 1.1 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
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Southern edge of Old Wood, Parlington
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Wildlife to spot
13,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,061 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2024▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2022▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Rosemary Beetle · Common Water-Boatman · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
🌿Plants14 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Wall Lettuce · Brooklime · Ulmus glabra subsp. glabra · Creeping Buttercup · Ulmus glabra x procera +9
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Ulmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabra
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Ulmus glabra x proceraUlmus glabra x procera
- HawkweedHieracium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,061 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2023
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2022
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2022
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerwinter
2024▾
Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Fallow Deer
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Fallow DeerDama dama2022
🐸Amphibians2 species
autumn
2022▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Rosemary Beetle · Common Water-Boatman · Eupeodes · Marmalade Hoverfly · Western Honey Bee
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2021
- Common Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glauca
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2021
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
🌿Plants14 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Wall Lettuce · Brooklime · Ulmus glabra subsp. glabra · Creeping Buttercup · Ulmus glabra x procera +9
- Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
- Ulmus glabra subsp. glabraUlmus glabra subsp. glabra
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Ulmus glabra x proceraUlmus glabra x procera
- HawkweedHieracium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Enchanter's-nightshade
Enchanter's-nightshade
Circaea lutetiana
Circaea lutetiana
Reynoutria japonica var. japonicaReynoutria japonica var. japonicaReynoutria japonica var. japonicaReynoutria japonica var. japonicaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisEvents & activities nearby
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