Clayton Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.84105, -1.61051
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 ☕ Taste And Co — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Taste And Co — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Heather, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Varied Carpet Beetle, Western Honey Bee +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Varied Carpet Beetle, Western Honey Bee +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 26 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 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 Oakford Terrace public footpath · 13 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 13 m Path type: service
Show on map Oakford Terrace public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Path type: service
Show on map Oakford Terrace public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Path type: service
Show on map 72 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 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 West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Superhighway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CS1 Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
38,189 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Nuthatch +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Wasp +39
Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Heather
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,189 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Nuthatch +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Wasp +39
Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Heather
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2025
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
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