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53.87692, -1.61998
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Moorhen +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Raspberry, Himalayan Balsam, Hemlock Water-dropwort +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Himalayan Balsam, Hemlock Water-dropwort +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Calverley Millenium Way Walking route ▾
Boundary walk around Calverley
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 668 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 668 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 248 m ▾
Named route Ref 668 Length 248 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,522 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,522 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus German Wasp Raspberry · Hemlock Water-dropwort
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,522 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren +45
Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Gadwall Mareca strepera Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Harvest Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Azure Damselfly +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Evacanthus interruptus Evacanthus interruptus German Wasp Raspberry · Hemlock Water-dropwort
Raspberry Rubus idaeus Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vespula germanica
Vespula germanica
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii
Parapiophila vulgaris Parapiophila vulgaris
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