Carr Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 38 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 38 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.88744, -1.52719
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 383m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 383m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pincushion, Silky Wall Feather-moss +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Green Grasshopper +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Green Grasshopper +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hours Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 668 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 668 National Cycle Network
Show on map ELOR Cycle Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref ELOR Local cycle route
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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 721 m ▾
Named route Ref 668 Length 721 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 19 public paths nearby
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✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway passing Piper Wood, Harewood
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Wildlife to spot
12,119 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,119 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Treecreeper · Coal Tit · Jackdaw +38
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Pincushion · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Heath Star Moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss +6
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,119 records · National Biodiversity Network Nuthatch · Blue Tit · Treecreeper · Coal Tit · Jackdaw +38
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Smew Mergellus albellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Pincushion · Silky Wall Feather-moss · Heath Star Moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss +6
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Common Pincushion Dicranoweisia cirrata Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2025 Heath Star Moss Campylopus introflexus Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Mnium hornum2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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